A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Distribution of bulbil‐ and seed‐producing plants of Poa alpina (Poaceae) and their growth and reproduction in common gardens suggest adaptation to different elevations
Authors: Steiner BL, Armbruster GFJ, Scheepens JF, Stocklin J
Publisher: BOTANICAL SOC AMER INC
Publication year: 2012
Journal: American Journal of Botany
Journal name in source: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
Journal acronym: AM J BOT
Volume: 99
Issue: 12
First page : 2035
Last page: 2044
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 0002-9122
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1200213
Abstract
Conclusions: Bulbil-producing P. alpina, showing a fitness cost at lower elevations compared with seed-producing plants, seem better adapted to higher elevations. By means of its two reproductive modes and the capacity to adjust plastically, P. alpina is able to occupy a broad ecological niche across a large elevational range.
Conclusions: Bulbil-producing P. alpina, showing a fitness cost at lower elevations compared with seed-producing plants, seem better adapted to higher elevations. By means of its two reproductive modes and the capacity to adjust plastically, P. alpina is able to occupy a broad ecological niche across a large elevational range.
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