Seeds are unique time capsules that can switch between 2 complex and highly interlinked
stages: seed dormancy and germination. Dormancy contributes to the survival of plants …

Adaptation to spatially varying environments has been studied for decades, but advances in
sequencing technology are now enabling researchers to investigate the landscape of …

The life cycle of many dinoflagellates includes at least one nonflagellated benthic stage
(cyst). In the literature, the different types of dinoflagellate cysts are mainly defined based on …

Seed germination and flowering, two critical developmental transitions in plant life cycles,
are coordinately regulated by genetic and environmental factors to match plant …

Projections based on invariant genotypes and agronomic practices indicate that climate
change will largely decrease crop yields. The comparatively few studies considering …

Early life‐cycle events play critical roles in determining the population and community
dynamics of plants. The ecology of seeds and their germination patterns can determine …

Stomata control gas exchanges between the plant and the atmosphere. How natural
variation in stomata size and density contributes to resolve trade‐offs between carbon …

Seasonal behavior is important for fitness in temperate environments but it is unclear how
progeny gain their initial seasonal entrainment. Plants use temperature signals to measure …

The magnitude and genetic basis of local adaptation is of fundamental interest in
evolutionary biology. However, field experiments usually do not consider early life stages …

If climate change outpaces the rate of adaptive evolution within a site, populations
previously well adapted to local conditions may decline or disappear, and banked seeds …