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Adaptation to seasonal drought in Arabis alpina is linked to the demographic history and climatic changes since the last glacial maximum.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Sept 2026
Tjeng Bastiaan, Mehak Mehak, Grindeland Helene Bråten, Zohren Jasmin, Dalla Libera Andrea, Wunder Jörg, Alonso-Blanco Carlos, Coupland George, Fulgione Andrea
Abstract excerpt
Understanding how species adapt to new environments is a central goal in evolutionary biology, and a topical question in climate change research. Here, we sequenced the genomes of 426 individuals of the perennial, Arctic-alpine herb Arabis alpina to study demography and adaptation, with a focus on populations in Northern Spain, that experience warm and dry summers. Our inference supports a scenario in which A....
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- Droughts
- Climate Change
- Spain
- Arabis
- Genetic Variation
- Seasons