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Evolution of nickel hyperaccumulation and serpentine adaptation in the Alyssum serpyllifolium species complex.
Heredity - 1 Jan 2017
Sobczyk M K, Smith J A C, Pollard A J, Filatov D A
Abstract excerpt
Metal hyperaccumulation is an uncommon but highly distinctive adaptation found in certain plants that can grow on metalliferous soils. Here we review what is known about evolution of metal hyperaccumulation in plants and describe a population-genetic analysis of the Alyssum serpyllifolium (Brassicaceae) species complex that includes populations of nickel-hyperaccumulating as well as non-accumulating plants...
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