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Population structure and natural selection across a flower color polymorphism in the desert plant Encelia farinosa.
American journal of botany - 1 Oct 2024
Singhal Sonal, DiVittorio Christopher, Jones Chandra, Ixta Itzel, Widmann Alexis, Giffard-Mena Ivone, Zapata Felipe, Roddy Adam
Abstract excerpt
PREMISE: Clines-or the geographic sorting of phenotypes across continual space-provide an opportunity to understand the interaction of dispersal, selection, and history in structuring polymorphisms. METHODS: In this study, we combine field-sampling, genetics, climatic analyses, and machine learning to understand a flower color polymorphism in the wide-ranging desert annual Encelia farinosa. RESULTS: We find...
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