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ArticleEcology and evolution2015

Ecological genetics of range size variation in Boechera spp. (Brassicaceae).

John T Lovell, John K McKay

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Niche breadth and elevational range size: a comparative study on Middle-European Brassicaceae species.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2022
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  5. TheFrontiers in plant science · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

John T LovellGraduate Degree Program in Ecology C129 Plant Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523-1177 USA ; Department of Integrative Biology University of Texas 1 University Station, C0930 Austin TX 78712 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8938-1166
John K McKayGraduate Degree Program in Ecology C129 Plant Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523-1177 USA.
Colorado State University · USThe University of Texas at Austin · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many taxonomic groups contain both rare and widespread species, which indicates that range size can evolve quickly. Many studies have compared molecular genetic diversity, plasticity, or phenotypic traits between rare and widespread species; however, a suite of genetic attributes that unites rare species remains elusive. Here, using two rare and two widespread Boechera (Brassicaceae) species, we conduct a simultaneous comparison of quantitative trait diversity, genetic diversity, and population structure among species with highly divergent range sizes. Consistent with previous studies, we do not find strong associations between range size and within-population genetic diversity. In contrast, we find that both the degree of phenotypic plasticity and quantitative trait structure (Q ST) were positively correlated with range size. We also found higher F ST: Q ST ratios in rare species, indicative of either a greater response to stabilizing selection or a lack of additive genetic variation. While widespread species occupy more ecological and climactic space and have diverged at both traits and markers, rare species display constrained levels of population differentiation and phenotypic plasticity. Combined, our results provide evidence for a specialization-generalization trade-off across three orders of magnitude of range size variation in the ecological model genus, Boechera.

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