Continent-Wide Climatic Variation Drives Local Adaptation in North American White Clover.

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Climate-associated clines in adaptive polymorphisms are commonly cited as evidence of local adaptation within species. However, the contribution of the clinally varying trait to overall fitness is often unknown. To address this question, we examined survival, vegetative growth, and reproductive output in a central US common garden experiment using 161 genotypes of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) originating...

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• Trifolium
• Adaptation, Physiological
• Climate Change
• Fertility
• Genetic Fitness