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Spatial distribution of defense chemicals and markers and the maintenance of chemical variation.
Ecology - 1 Mar 2007
Andrew Rose L, Peakall Rod, Wallis Ian R, Foley William J
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Exploring the spatial distribution of variation in plant secondary metabolites is critical for understanding the evolutionary ecology of biochemical diversity in wild organisms. In the present study, concentrations of foliar sideroxylonal, an important and highly heritable defense chemical of Eucalyptus melliodora, displayed strong, fine-scale spatial autocorrelation. The spatial patterns observed could promote...
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