The relative effects of climatic drivers and phenotypic integration on phenotypic plasticity of a globally invasive plant.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Understanding the constraints of phenotypic plasticity can provide insights into the factors that limit or influence the capacity of an organism to respond to changing environments. However, the relative effects of external and internal factors on phenotypic plasticity remain largely unexplored. Phenotypic integration, the pattern of correlations among traits, is recognized as an important internal constraint to plasticity. Phenotypic plasticity is critical in facilitating the acclimation of invasive species to the diverse environments within their introduced ranges. Consequently, these species serve as ideal models for investigating phenotypic plasticity and its underlying determinants.

Methods

Here, we collected seeds of a global salt marsh invader Spartina

SUBMITTER: Chen X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11625578 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature