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Continuous inbreeding affects genetic variation, phenology, and reproductive strategy in ex situ cultivated Digitalis lutea.
American journal of botany - 1 Oct 2022
Sandner Tobias M, Gemeinholzer Birgit, Lemmer Julia, Matthies Diethart, Ensslin Andreas
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PREMISE: Ex situ cultivation is important for plant conservation, but cultivation in small populations may result in genetic changes by drift, inbreeding, or unconscious selection. Repeated inbreeding potentially influences not only plant fitness, but also floral traits and interactions with pollinators, which has not yet been studied in an ex situ context. METHODS: We studied the molecular genetic variation of...
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