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Variation in ploidy level and phenology can result in large and unexpected differences in demography and climatic sensitivity between closely related ferns.
American journal of botany - 1 Aug 2012
de Groot G Arjen, Zuidema Pieter A, de Groot Harry, During Heinjo J
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Current environmental changes may affect the dynamics and viability of plant populations. This environmental sensitivity may differ between species of different ploidy level because polyploidization can influence life history traits. We compared the demography and climatic sensitivity of two closely related ferns: the tetraploid Polystichum aculeatum and one of its diploid parents,...
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