Microgeographic Patterns of Genetic Divergence and Adaptation across Environmental Gradients in Boechera stricta (Brassicaceae)

• Published in: The American naturalist Vol. 186 Suppl 1; p. S60
• Main Authors: Anderson, Jill T, Perera, Nadeesha, Chowdhury, Bashira, Mitchell-Olds, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2015
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological; Altitude; Animals; Biological Evolution; Brassicaceae - genetics; Climate; Colorado; Ecosystem; Genetic Drift; Genetic Variation; Geography; Germination - genetics; Idaho; Insecta; Microsatellite Repeats; Selection, Genetic
• ISSN: 1537-5323
• DOI: 10.1086/682404

Abiotic and biotic conditions often vary continuously across the landscape, imposing divergent selection on local populations. We used a provenance trial approach to examine microgeographic variation in local adaptation in Boechera stricta (Brassicaceae), a perennial forb native to the Rocky Mountai...