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Parallel adaptation to lower altitudes is associated with enhanced plasticity in Heliosperma pusillum (Caryophyllaceae).
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2023
Szukala Aglaia, Bertel Clara, Frajman Božo, Schönswetter Peter, Paun Ovidiu
Abstract excerpt
High levels of phenotypic plasticity are thought to be inherently costly in stable or extreme environments, but enhanced plasticity may evolve as a response to new environments and foster novel phenotypes. Heliosperma pusillum forms glabrous alpine and pubescent montane ecotypes that diverged recurrently and polytopically (parallel evolution) and can serve as evolutionary replicates. The specific alpine and...
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