阿尔卑斯山植物耐热性和遗传变异背后的环境和生物地理驱动因素

Lisa M Danzey1, Verónica F Briceño2, Alicia M Cook1

  • 1School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia.

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概括

阿尔卑斯山植物表现出广泛的热耐受性,但这种变化与海拔或当地遗传学无关. 区域差异和人口结构可能源于历史性息地变迁,影响这些适应寒冷的物种的未来保护战略.

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