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High differentiation in functional traits but similar phenotypic plasticity in populations of a soil specialist along a climatic gradient.
Annals of botany - 13 May 2020
Matesanz Silvia, Ramos-Muñoz Marina, Blanco-Sánchez Mario, Escudero Adrián
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plants experiencing contrasting environmental conditions may accommodate such heterogeneity by expressing phenotypic plasticity, evolving local adaptation or a combination of both. We investigated patterns of genetic differentiation and plasticity in response to drought in populations of the gypsum specialist Lepidium subulatum. METHODS: We created an outdoor common garden with rain exclusion...
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