Dispersal and establishment traits provide a colonization advantage for a polyploid apomictic plant

Premise Apomictic plants (reproducing asexually through seed) often have larger ranges and occur at higher latitudes than closely related sexuals, a pattern known as geographical parthenogenesis (GP). Explanations for GP include differences in colonizing ability due to reproductive assurance and dir...

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Published in:	American journal of botany Vol. 110; no. 4; pp. e16149 - n/a
Main Authors:	Hersh, Evan Whitney, Medina, Alberto Ruiz‐Larrea, Whitton, Jeannette
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Botanical Society of America, Inc 01-04-2023
Subjects:	Apomixis Apomixis - genetics Assurance Asteraceae autopolyploidy Colonization Diploids Dispersal Dispersion Ecological effects geographical parthenogenesis Germination Life history life history traits Parthenogenesis Plants Polyploidy Range extension reproductive assurance Seed dispersal Seedlings Seeds Seeds - genetics Survival Terminal velocity Tolerances trade‐offs apomixis autopolyploidy reproductive assurance polyploidy trade-offs colonization Asteraceae life history traits dispersal geographical parthenogenesis
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