Non-reproducible signals of adaptation to elevation between open and understorey microhabitats in snapdragon plants.

ABSTRACT: Experimental studies on local adaptation rarely investigate how different environmental variables might modify signals of adaptation or maladaptation. In plant common garden experiments, signals of adaptation or maladaptation to elevation are usually investigated in open habitats under full light. However, most plants inhabit heterogeneous habitats where environmental conditions differ. Understorey microhabitats are common and differ in terms of tree shade, temperature, water availability, microbiota, allelochemicals etc. Germination is a fitness-related trait of major importance for the adaptation of plants to contrasted climate conditions. It is affected by shade in snapdragon plants (Antirrhinum majus) and many other plant species. Here, we tested for the reproducibility of signals extr

SUBMITTER: Gibert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9299861 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature