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How functional traits, herbivory, and genetic diversity interact in Echinacea: implications for fragmented populations.
Ecology - 1 Jul 2015
Kittelson Pamela M, Wagenius Stuart, Nielsen Reina, Qazi Sanjive, Howe Michael, Kiefer Gretel, Shaw Ruth G
Abstract excerpt
Habitat fragmentation produces small, spatially isolated populations that promote inbreeding. Remnant populations often contain inbred and outbred individuals, but it is unclear how inbreeding relative to outbreeding affects the expression of functional traits and biotic interactions such as herbivory. We measured a suite of 12 functional traits and herbivore damage on three genotypic cross types in the prairie...
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