Gene-flow through space and time: dispersal, dormancy and adaptation to changing environments

• Published in: Evolutionary ecology Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 813 - 831
• Main Authors: Rubio de Casas, Rafael, Donohue, Kathleen, Venable, D. Lawrence, Cheptou, Pierre-Olivier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.11.2015; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Animal Ecology; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Climate change; Demography; Dispersal; dormancy; Ecology; Environmental changes; Environmental conditions; environmental factors; Evolutionary Biology; Gene flow; Genes; Germination; Global temperature changes; Heterogeneity; Life Sciences; Natural populations; Original Paper; Plant Sciences; Population structure; space and time; Spatial analysis; SHATTERPROOF; Heterocarpy; Bet-hedging; INDEHISCENT; Germination; Stabilizing selection

Dispersal through space or time (via dormancy) determines gene flow and influences demography. Because of their functional similarities, a covariation between dispersal and dormancy is expected. Dispersal and dormancy are anatomically linked in plants, because they both depend on attributes of the s...