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ArticleEcology and evolution2018

Aberrant clones: Birth order generates life history diversity in Greater Duckweed,

Hebah S Mejbel, Andrew M Simons

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Age-Specific Physiological Adjustments ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  3. The Developmental Cycle ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Flowering and Seed Production across the Lemnaceae.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Hebah S MejbelDepartment of Biology Carleton University Ottawa ON Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5737-7608
Andrew M SimonsDepartment of Biology Carleton University Ottawa ON Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental unpredictability is known to result in the evolution of bet-hedging traits. Variable dormancy enhances survival through harsh conditions, and is widely cited as a diversification bet-hedging trait. The floating aquatic plant,

Indexed as

bet hedgingbirth orderdiversificationdormancyphenotypic plasticitySpirodela polyrhiza

Identifiers

PMID29468021
PMCPMC5817126

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