ArticleBMC ecology and evolution2024
Variation and plasticity in life-history traits and fitness of wild Arabidopsis thaliana populations are not related to their genotypic and ecological diversity.
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- Locally adapted Arabidopsis thaliana accessions show transcriptomic plasticity in a multi-timescale analysis of whole-genome gene expression in a natural environment.Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2026Article
- Effects of cucumber mosaic virus infection on Arabidopsis thaliana in wild populations: from mutualism to antagonism.The New phytologist · 2025Article
- Advancing ecological and evolutionary research in Arabidopsis: Extending insights into model and nonmodel plants.The Plant cell · 2025Review
- Life-history trade-offs explain local adaptation inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Variation and plasticity in life-history traits and fitness of wild Arabidopsis thaliana populations are not related to their genotypic and ecological diversity.BMC ecology and evolution · 2024Article
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backgroundDespite its implications for population dynamics and evolution, the relationship between genetic and phenotypic variation in wild populations remains unclear. Here, we estimated variation and plasticity in life-history traits and fitness of the annual plant Arabidopsis thaliana in two common garden experiments that differed in environmental conditions. We used up to 306 maternal inbred lines from six Iberian populations characterized by low and high genotypic (based on whole-genome sequences) and ecological (vegetation type) diversity.
resultsLow and high genotypic and ecological diversity was found in edge and core Iberian environments, respectively. Given that selection is expected to be stronger in edge environments and that ecological diversity may enhance both phenotypic variation and plasticity, we expected genotypic diversity to be positively associated with phenotypic variation and plasticity. However, maternal lines, irrespective of the genotypic and ecological diversity of their population of origin, exhibited a substantial amount of phenotypic variation and plasticity for all traits. Furthermore, all populations harbored maternal lines with canalization (robustness) or sensitivity in response to harsher environmental conditions in one of the two experiments.
conclusionsOverall, we conclude that the environmental attributes of each population probably determine their genotypic diversity, but all populations maintain substantial phenotypic variation and plasticity for all traits, which represents an asset to endure in changing environments.
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