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Fine-scale community and genetic structure are tightly linked in species-rich grasslands.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 12 May 2011
Whitlock Raj, Bilton Mark C, Grime J Phil, Burke Terry
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Recent evidence indicates that grassland community structure and species diversity are influenced by genetic variation within species. We review what is known regarding the impact of intraspecific diversity on grassland community structure, using an ancient limestone pasture as a focal example. Two genotype-dependent effects appear to modify community structure in this system. First, the abundance of individual...
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