Geographic variation in genetic and demographic performance: new insights from an old biogeographical paradigm

S Pironon, G Papuga, J Villellas, AL Angert… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 'centre–periphery hypothesis'(CPH) is a long‐standing postulate in ecology
that states that genetic variation and demographic performance of a species decrease from …

Evolutionary and plastic responses to climate change in terrestrial plant populations

SJ Franks, JJ Weber, SN Aitken - Evolutionary applications, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
As climate change progresses, we are observing widespread changes in phenotypes in
many plant populations. Whether these phenotypic changes are directly caused by climate …

Vulnerability of global biodiversity hotspots to climate change

BT Trew, IMD Maclean - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Motivation More than half of Earth's species are contained in a mere 1.4% of its land area,
but the climates of many of these biodiversity hotspots are projected to disappear as a …

[HTML][HTML] 1,135 genomes reveal the global pattern of polymorphism in Arabidopsis thaliana

C Alonso-Blanco, J Andrade, C Becker, F Bemm… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Arabidopsis thaliana serves as a model organism for the study of fundamental physiological,
cellular, and molecular processes. It has also greatly advanced our understanding of …

Refugia: identifying and understanding safe havens for biodiversity under climate change

G Keppel, KP Van Niel… - Global ecology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Identifying and protecting refugia is a priority for conservation under projected
anthropogenic climate change, because of their demonstrated ability to facilitate the survival …

The flickering connectivity system of the north Andean páramos

SGA Flantua, A O'Dea, RE Onstein… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To quantify the effect of Pleistocene climate fluctuations on habitat connectivity across
páramos in the Northern Andes. Location Northern Andes. Methods The unique páramos …

How important is intraspecific genetic admixture to the success of colonising populations?

M Rius, JA Darling - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2014 - cell.com
Genetic admixture of divergent intraspecific lineages is increasingly suspected to have an
important role in the success of colonising populations. However, admixture is not a …

Plant molecular phylogeography in China and adjacent regions: tracing the genetic imprints of Quaternary climate and environmental change in the world's most …

YX Qiu, CX Fu, HP Comes - Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 2011 - Elsevier
The Sino-Japanese Floristic Region (SJFR) of East Asia harbors the most diverse of the
world's temperate flora, and was the most important glacial refuge for its Tertiary …

Climate refugia: joint inference from fossil records, species distribution models and phylogeography

DG Gavin, MC Fitzpatrick, PF Gugger… - New …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Climate refugia, locations where taxa survive periods of regionally adverse climate, are
thought to be critical for maintaining biodiversity through the glacial–interglacial climate …

Adaptation, migration or extirpation: climate change outcomes for tree populations

SN Aitken, S Yeaman, JA Holliday… - Evolutionary …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models predict a wholesale redistribution of trees in the next century, yet
migratory responses necessary to spatially track climates far exceed maximum post‐glacial …