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Evidence of divergent selection for drought and cold tolerance at landscape and local scales in Abies alba Mill. in the French Mediterranean Alps.
Molecular ecology - 1 Feb 2016
Roschanski Anna M, Csilléry Katalin, Liepelt Sascha, Oddou-Muratorio Sylvie, Ziegenhagen Birgit, Huard Frédéric, Ullrich Kristian K, Postolache Dragos, Vendramin Giovanni G, Fady Bruno
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Understanding local adaptation in forest trees is currently a key research and societal priority. Geographically and ecologically marginal populations provide ideal case studies, because environmental stress along with reduced gene flow can facilitate the establishment of locally adapted populations. We sampled European silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) trees in the French Mediterranean Alps, along the margin of its...
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