Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
Am J Bot. 2013 Mar;100(3):465-6. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1300013. Epub 2013 Mar 1.
In this response, we address the criticisms put forth by Tomlinson and Quinn (American Journal of Botany 100: 461-464) about our original publication on secondary stem lengthening in Iriartea deltoidea palms (American Journal of Botany 99: 607-613) and find areas on which we may agree. We address our figure of a typical palm vascular bundle; the location, timing, and species where secondary lengthening would likely occur; and our measurement of internodes in various palms as well as our choice of individuals. Our original observations were a novel finding in the field of palm biology, and we invite more research and investigation on this subject.
在本次回复中，我们针对 Tomlinson 和 Quinn（《美国植物学杂志》100:461-464）对我们关于 Iriartea deltoidea 掌状植物次生茎伸长的原始出版物提出的批评意见进行了回应，并找到了我们可能达成一致的领域。我们讨论了典型掌状植物维管束的示意图；次生伸长可能发生的位置、时间和物种；我们对不同掌状植物节间的测量以及对个体的选择。我们的原始观察结果是掌状植物生物学领域的一个新发现，我们邀请更多的研究和调查来研究这个主题。
