Phenological Variation and Evolution Across Space and Time in the Scarlet Monkeyflower (<i>Erythranthe cardinalis</i>).

ABSTRACT: Climate change poses an existential threat to global biodiversity, especially in the California Floristic Province, where selective pressures differ across the ranges of latitudinally distributed species. Lower latitude populations face extreme heat and drought stress but may be older and more likely to harbor alleles adapted to these conditions. Conversely, poleward populations are likely younger and face a rapidly changing climate. Quantifying intraspecific variation in traits across latitudinal gradients is vital for predicting evolutionary responses to climate change. Flowering phenology, the seasonal timing and intensity of plant reproduction, varies across a species' range and is closely tied to plant strategies for dealing with drought. In this study, we combine a resurrection study

SUBMITTER: Waits J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12717473 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature