Correlations of polyploidy and apomixis with elevation and associated environmental gradients in an alpine plant
Correlations of polyploidy and apomixis with elevation and associated environmental gradients in an alpine plant
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10.1093/aobpla/plw064
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2016-10
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2.9
通讯作者:
Christoph C. F. Schinkel;Bernhard Kirchheimer;A. Dellinger;Simone Klatt;M. Winkler;S. Dullinger;E. Hörandl
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Christoph C. F. Schinkel;Bernhard Kirchheimer;A. Dellinger;Simone Klatt;M. Winkler;S. Dullinger;E. Hörandl
We are presenting a study on geographical parthenogenesis, an enigmatic and much disputed phenomenon. Based on a large sampling of natural populations of Ranunculus kuepferi, it is the first quantitative, population-based assessment of mode of reproduction throughout the Alps to test for correlations to elevation and to geographical distance patterns. Surprisingly, we found a high variance in the modes of reproduction among cytotypes and can give the first evidence of apomixis in diploid natural populations. Further, a significant correlation of ploidy to elevation was found, as well as the correlations of mode of reproduction to environmental gradients.