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Effects of a fire response trait on diversification in replicated radiations.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Feb 2014
Litsios Glenn, Wüest Rafael O, Kostikova Anna, Forest Félix, Lexer Christian, Linder H Peter, Pearman Peter B, Zimmermann Niklaus E, Salamin Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
Fire has been proposed as a factor explaining the exceptional plant species richness found in Mediterranean regions. A fire response trait that allows plants to cope with frequent fire by either reseeding or resprouting could differentially affect rates of species diversification. However, little is known about the generality of the effects of differing fire response on species evolution. We study this question...
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