C K Boyce

Summary

Affiliation: University of Chicago
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Leaf fossil record suggests limited influence of atmospheric CO2 on terrestrial productivity prior to angiosperm evolution
    C Kevin Boyce
    Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109:10403-8. 2012
  2. ncbi Evolution of xylem lignification and hydrogel transport regulation
    C Kevin Boyce
    Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:17555-8. 2004
  3. ncbi Seeing the forest with the leaves - clues to canopy placement from leaf fossil size and venation characteristics
    C K Boyce
    Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Geobiology 7:192-9. 2009
  4. ncbi Angiosperm leaf vein evolution was physiologically and environmentally transformative
    C Kevin Boyce
    Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 276:1771-6. 2009
  5. ncbi The evolution of plant development in a paleontological context
    C Kevin Boyce
    Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Curr Opin Plant Biol 13:102-7. 2010
  6. ncbi An exceptional role for flowering plant physiology in the expansion of tropical rainforests and biodiversity
    C Kevin Boyce
    Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 277:3437-43. 2010
  7. ncbi Functional design space of single-veined leaves: role of tissue hydraulic properties in constraining leaf size and shape
    Maciej A Zwieniecki
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Ann Bot 94:507-13. 2004
  8. ncbi Hydraulic design of pine needles: one-dimensional optimization for single-vein leaves
    Maciej A Zwieniecki
    Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Plant Cell Environ 29:803-9. 2006

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Leaf fossil record suggests limited influence of atmospheric CO2 on terrestrial productivity prior to angiosperm evolution
    C Kevin Boyce
    Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 109:10403-8. 2012
    ....
  2. ncbi Evolution of xylem lignification and hydrogel transport regulation
    C Kevin Boyce
    Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, 5734 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:17555-8. 2004
    ....
  3. ncbi Seeing the forest with the leaves - clues to canopy placement from leaf fossil size and venation characteristics
    C K Boyce
    Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Geobiology 7:192-9. 2009
    ....
  4. ncbi Angiosperm leaf vein evolution was physiologically and environmentally transformative
    C Kevin Boyce
    Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 276:1771-6. 2009
    ..Second, the transpiration-driven recycling of water that is important for bolstering precipitation in modern tropical rainforests might have been significantly less in a world before the angiosperms...
  5. ncbi The evolution of plant development in a paleontological context
    C Kevin Boyce
    Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Curr Opin Plant Biol 13:102-7. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi An exceptional role for flowering plant physiology in the expansion of tropical rainforests and biodiversity
    C Kevin Boyce
    Department of the Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 277:3437-43. 2010
    ..Their exceptional potential for environmental modification may have contributed to divergent responses to similar climates and global perturbations, like mass extinctions, before and after angiosperm evolution...
  7. ncbi Functional design space of single-veined leaves: role of tissue hydraulic properties in constraining leaf size and shape
    Maciej A Zwieniecki
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Ann Bot 94:507-13. 2004
    ....
  8. ncbi Hydraulic design of pine needles: one-dimensional optimization for single-vein leaves
    Maciej A Zwieniecki
    Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, 16 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Plant Cell Environ 29:803-9. 2006
    ..The needles of P. palustris showed an almost perfect match between predicted and actual hydraulic optimum solution, providing evidence that vein design is a significant factor in the hydraulic design of pine leaves...