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Tests for the joint evolution of mating system and drought escape in Mimulus.
Annals of botany - 1 Feb 2012
Ivey Christopher T, Carr David E
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Self-fertilizing taxa are often found at the range margins of their progenitors, where sub-optimal habitats may select for alternative physiological strategies. The extent to which self-fertilization is favoured directly vs. arising indirectly through correlations with other adaptive life history traits is unclear. Trait responses to selection depend on genetic variation and covariation, as...
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