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Genome-Wide Signatures and Ecological Strategies Show the Adaptation of an Alpine Rhododendron Across Elevations.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2026
Li Qin, Hu Kaining, Wang Ji, Fuller Ryan S, Lu Jing-Yi, Wang Hui, Liu Jianquan, Ree Richard H, Kou Xiaojun
Abstract excerpt
Understanding how plants adapt to elevational niches is essential for uncovering mechanisms of natural selection and diversity patterns in mountain systems. Integrating genomic and ecological approaches is therefore important for advancing our knowledge of plant adaptation and informing conservation under climate change. In this study, we investigate 15 populations of an alpine shrub Rhododendron intricatum in...
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- Rhododendron
- Altitude
- Phenotype
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Genotype
- Gene-Environment Interaction