{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["9(1)"],"submitter":["Li J"],"pubmed_abstract":["The origin of morphological novelties is an important but neglected issue of evolutionary biology. The fruit of the genus Physalis, a berry, is encapsulated by a novel morphological feature of the post-floral, accrescent calyx that is referred to as a Chinese lantern. The evolutionary developmental genetics of the Chinese lantern have been investigated in the last decade; however, the selective values of the morphological novelty remain elusive. Here, we measured the photosynthetic parameters of the fruiting calyces, monitored microclimatic variation within the Chinese lanterns during fruit development, performed floral-calyx-removal experiments, and recorded the fitness-related traits in Physalis floridana. Ultimately, we show that the green-fruiting calyx of Physalis has photosynthetic c"],"journal":["Scientific reports"],"pagination":["596"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6345875"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Chinese lantern in Physalis is an advantageous morphological novelty and improves plant fitness."],"pmcid":["PMC6345875"],"pubmed_authors":["He C","Li J","Song C"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Chinese lantern in Physalis is an advantageous morphological novelty and improves plant fitness.","description":"The origin of morphological novelties is an important but neglected issue of evolutionary biology. The fruit of the genus Physalis, a berry, is encapsulated by a novel morphological feature of the post-floral, accrescent calyx that is referred to as a Chinese lantern. The evolutionary developmental genetics of the Chinese lantern have been investigated in the last decade; however, the selective values of the morphological novelty remain elusive. Here, we measured the photosynthetic parameters of the fruiting calyces, monitored microclimatic variation within the Chinese lanterns during fruit development, performed floral-calyx-removal experiments, and recorded the fitness-related traits in Physalis floridana. Ultimately, we show that the green-fruiting calyx of Physalis has photosynthetic c","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019 Jan","modification":"2025-04-26T08:57:20.415Z","creation":"2019-03-26T22:41:53Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6345875","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30679462"],"doi":["10.1038/s41598-018-36436-7"]}}