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Phenotypic plasticity despite source-sink population dynamics in a long-lived perennial plant.
The New phytologist - 1 Nov 2010
Anderson Jill T, Sparks Jed P, Geber Monica A
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• Species that exhibit adaptive plasticity alter their phenotypes in response to environmental conditions, thereby maximizing fitness in heterogeneous landscapes. However, under demographic source-sink dynamics, selection should favor traits that enhance fitness in the source habitat at the expense of fitness in the marginal habitat. Consistent with source-sink dynamics, the perennial blueberry, Vaccinium...
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