Whipping phytoliths into shape (and size). A Commentary on: 'Inter- and intraspecific variation in grass phytolith shape and size: a geometric morphometrics perspective'

Caroline A E Strömberg; Timothy J Gallaher

doi:10.1093/aob/mcaa190

Whipping phytoliths into shape (and size). A Commentary on: 'Inter- and intraspecific variation in grass phytolith shape and size: a geometric morphometrics perspective'

Ann Bot. 2021 Jan 7;127(2):iii-iv. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcaa190.

Authors

Caroline A E Strömberg^{1

2}, Timothy J Gallaher^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ University of Washington Biology Department, Seattle, WA, USA.
² Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA, USA.
³ Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI, USA.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Kristýna Hošková, Adéla Pokorná, Jiří Neustupa and Petr Pokorný, Inter- and intraspecific variation in grass phytolith shape and size: a geometric morphometrics perspective, Annals of Botany, Volume 127, Issue 2, 01 February 2021, Pages 191–201, https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaa102

Keywords: Phytoliths; archaeology; geometric morphometrics; grass silica short cell phytoliths (GSSCP); palaeoecology.

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Plants*
Poaceae*
Silicon Dioxide

Substances

Silicon Dioxide