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Genome-wide association genetics of an adaptive trait in lodgepole pine.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 2012
Parchman Thomas L, Gompert Zachariah, Mudge Joann, Schilkey Faye D, Benkman Craig W, Buerkle C Alex
Abstract excerpt
Pine cones that remain closed and retain seeds until fire causes the cones to open (cone serotiny) represent a key adaptive trait in a variety of pine species. In lodgepole pine, there is substantial geographical variation in serotiny across the Rocky Mountain region. This variation in serotiny has evolved as a result of geographically divergent selection, with consequences that extend to forest communities and...
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