Time to get moving: assisted gene flow of forest trees

SN Aitken, JB Bemmels - Evolutionary applications, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
Geographic variation in trees has been investigated since the mid‐18th century. Similar
patterns of clinal variation have been observed along latitudinal and elevational gradients in …

Potential for evolutionary responses to climate change–evidence from tree populations

FJ Alberto, SN Aitken, R Alía… - Global change …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Evolutionary responses are required for tree populations to be able to track climate change.
Results of 250 years of common garden experiments show that most forest trees have …

Genetic isolation by environment or distance: which pattern of gene flow is most common?

JP Sexton, SB Hangartner, AA Hoffmann - Evolution, 2014‏ - academic.oup.com
Gene flow among populations can enhance local adaptation if it introduces new genetic
variants available for selection, but strong gene flow can also stall adaptation by swam** …

The dynamic nature of bud dormancy in trees: environmental control and molecular mechanisms

JEK Cooke, ME Eriksson, O Junttila - Plant, cell & environment, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
In tree species native to temperate and boreal regions, the activity‐dormancy cycle is an
important adaptive trait both for survival and growth. We discuss recent research on …

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 …

Long‐distance gene flow and adaptation of forest trees to rapid climate change

A Kremer, O Ronce, JJ Robledo‐Arnuncio… - Ecology …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2012) 15: 378–392 Abstract Forest trees are the dominant species in many
parts of the world and predicting how they might respond to climate change is a vital global …

Gene flow and local adaptation in trees

O Savolainen, T Pyhäjärvi, T Knürr - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2007‏ - annualreviews.org
Populations are locally adapted when populations have the highest relative fitness at their
home sites, and lower fitness in other parts of the range. Results from the extensive …

Putting the landscape into the genomics of trees: approaches for understanding local adaptation and population responses to changing climate

VL Sork, SN Aitken, RJ Dyer, AJ Eckert… - Tree Genetics & …, 2013‏ - Springer
Abstract The Forest ecosystem genomics Research: supporTing Transatlantic Cooperation
project (FoResTTraC, http://www. foresttrac. eu/) sponsored a workshop in August 2010 to …

Contrasting rates of molecular evolution and patterns of selection among gymnosperms and flowering plants

AR De La Torre, Z Li, Y Van de Peer… - … biology and evolution, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
The majority of variation in rates of molecular evolution among seed plants remains both
unexplored and unexplained. Although some attention has been given to flowering plants …

Altitudinal differentiation in growth and phenology among populations of temperate-zone tree species growing in a common garden

Y Vitasse, S Delzon, CC Bresson… - Canadian Journal of …, 2009‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
The aim of the study was to determine whether there are genetic variations in growth and
leaf phenology (flushing and senescence) among populations of six woody species (Abies …