Evolutionary footprints of a cold relic in a rapidly warming world

With accelerating global warming, understanding the evolutionary dynamics of plant adaptation to environmental change is increasingly urgent. Here, we reveal the enigmatic history of the genus Cochlearia (Brassicaceae), a Pleistocene relic that originated from a drought-adapted Mediterranean sister...

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Main Authors: Eva Wolf, Emmanuel Gaquerel, Mathias Scharmann, Levi Yant, Marcus A Koch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-12-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/71572