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Photosynthetic innovation broadens the niche within a single species.
Ecology letters - 1 Oct 2015
Lundgren Marjorie R, Besnard Guillaume, Ripley Brad S, Lehmann Caroline E R, Chatelet David S, Kynast Ralf G, Namaganda Mary, Vorontsova Maria S, Hall Russell C, Elia John, Osborne Colin P, Christin Pascal-Antoine
Abstract excerpt
Adaptation to changing environments often requires novel traits, but how such traits directly affect the ecological niche remains poorly understood. Multiple plant lineages have evolved C4 photosynthesis, a combination of anatomical and biochemical novelties predicted to increase productivity in warm and arid conditions. Here, we infer the dispersal history across geographical and environmental space in the only...
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