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Functional Traits in Parallel Evolutionary Radiations and Trait-Environment Associations in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa.
The American naturalist - 1 Apr 2015
Mitchell Nora, Moore Timothy E, Mollmann Hayley Kilroy, Carlson Jane E, Mocko Kerri, Martinez-Cabrera Hugo, Adams Christopher, Silander John A, Jones Cynthia S, Schlichting Carl D, Holsinger Kent E
Abstract excerpt
Evolutionary radiations with extreme levels of diversity present a unique opportunity to study the role of the environment in plant evolution. If environmental adaptation played an important role in such radiations, we expect to find associations between functional traits and key climatic variables. Similar trait-environment associations across clades may reflect common responses, while contradictory associations...
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