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Stronger expression of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) requires effective cuticular transpiration barriers but not necessarily strong succulence.
The New phytologist - 1 Mar 2026
Messerschmid Thibaud F E, de Vos Jurriaan M, Hamburger Susanne E, Berasategui Jessica A, Kadereit Gudrun
Abstract excerpt
Discovering functional and evolutionary interdependencies of hydraulic traits and crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is crucial to understand CAM phenotype diversity and convergence. In complex traits such as CAM, the co-option of associated traits strongly impacts the evolutionary outcome. Here we study Aeonium (Crassulaceae), a diverse Macaronesian genus that exhibits a broad array of CAM expression, focusing...
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