Assortative mating and gene flow generate clinal phenological variation in trees

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>On-going climate change is shifting the timing of bud burst (TBB) of broad leaf and conifer trees in temperate areas, raising concerns about the abilities of natural populations to respond to these shifts. The level of expected evolu...

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Main Authors: Soularue Jean-Paul, Kremer Antoine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/79