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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/79 |