I am interested in understanding early events in the development of plants structures like leaves and flowers. I then relate what I see at the microscopic level in terms of pattern of growth to the final (mature) form. To do this, I use an instrument called scanning electron microscope. It provides very fine detail of the surface of very small structures.
Lacroix, C. R. 2008. Chapter 5 : Morphologie et Anatomie. In: Aux origines des plantes, Hallé, F. (editor). Editions Fayard, Paris.
Barabé, D, and C. R. Lacroix. 2008. Developmental morphology of the flower of Anthurium jenmanii: a new element in our understanding of basal Araceae. Botany. 86: 45-62.
Barabé, D., C. R. Lacroix, and B. Jeune. 2008. Quantitative developmental analysis of homeotic changes in the inflorescence of Philodendron (Araceae). Ann. Bot. 101: 1027-2008.
Steeves, R., V. Nazari, J.-F. Landry, and C. Lacroix. 2008. Pre-dispersal seed predation by a coleophorid on the threatened Gulf of Saint Lawrence aster. Can. Entomol. 140: 297-305.
Barabé, D. and C. R. Lacroix. 2008. Hierarchical developmental morphology: the case of the inflorescence of Philodendron ornatum (Araceae). Int. J. Plant Sci. 169: 1013-1022.
Barabé, D. and C. R. Lacroix. 2008. Developmental morphology of the flower of Anaphyllopsis americana and its relevance to our understanding of basal Araceae. Botany 86:1467-1473.
Jeune, B. and C. R. Lacroix. 2009. A quantitative analysis of leaf growth parameters in Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. (Haloragaceae). Botany (in press).
Denis Barabé, Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Jardin botanique de Montréal
Bernard Jeune, Laboratoire de morphogenèse végétale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris – France
Arunika Gunawardena, Biology Department, Dalhousie University
