Genomic Basis of Adaptation to a Novel Precipitation Regime.

ABSTRACT: Energy production and metabolism are intimately linked to ecological and environmental constraints across the tree of life. In plants, which depend on sunlight to produce energy, the link between primary metabolism and the environment is especially strong. By governing CO2 uptake for photosynthesis and transpiration, leaf pores, or stomata, couple energy metabolism to the environment and determine productivity and water-use efficiency (WUE). Although evolution is known to tune physiological traits to the local environment, we lack knowledge of the specific links between molecular and evolutionary mechanisms that shape this process in nature. Here, we investigate the evolution of stomatal conductance and WUE in an Arabidopsis population that colonized an island with a montane cloud scrublan

SUBMITTER: Elfarargi AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037080 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature