The evolution of environmental tolerance and range size: A comparison of geographically restricted and widespread Mimulus

Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2917-2931

  Sheth, Seema N ^a   Angert, Amy L ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climatic variability hypothesis; Genetic variation; Geographic range size; Niche breadth; Specialist generalist tradeoffs; Thermal performance curve

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACILITATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HERB; RANGE SIZE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TRADE-OFF;

NORTH AMERICA;

ADAPTATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MIMULUS; NORTH AMERICA; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHY; MIMULUS; NORTH AMERICA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84908040549     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12494     Document Type: Article

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