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\bibitem{Lian_etal2023} {\textquotedblleft}\textit{A generalized performance equation and its application in measuring the Gini index of leaf size inequality}{\textquotedblright}. Lian M, Shi P, Zhang L, Yao W, Gielis J, Niklas KJ, Trees: structure and function \textbf{37}, 1555 (2023).   http://doi.org/10.1007/S00468-023-02448-8

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