RT Journal Article
T1 Phenotypic plasticity masks range-wide genetic differentiation for vegetative but not reproductive traits in a short-lived plant
A1 Villellas, Jesús
A1 Ehrlén, Johan
A1 Crone, Elizabeth E.
A1 Csergő, Anna Mária
A1 Garcia, Maria B.
A1 Laine, Anna-Liisa
A1 Roach, Deborah A.
A1 Salguero-Gómez, Roberto
A1 Wardle, Glenda M.
A1 Childs, Dylan Z.
A1 Elderd, Bret D.
A1 Finn, Alain
A1 Munné-Bosch, Sergi
A1 Bachelot, Benedicte
A1 Bódis, Judit
A1 Bucharova, Anna
A1 Caruso, Christina M.
A1 Catford, Jane A.
A1 Coghill, Matthew
A1 Compagnoni, Aldo
A1 Duncan, Richard P.
A1 Dwyer, John M.
A1 Ferguson, Aryana
A1 Fraser, Lauchlan H.
A1 Griffoul, Emily
A1 Groenteman, Ronny
A1 Hamre, Liv Norunn
A1 Helm, Aveliina
A1 Kelly, Ruth
A1 Laanisto, Lauri
A1 Lonati, Michele
A1 Münzbergová, Zuzana
A1 Nuche, Paloma
A1 Olsen, Siri Lie
A1 Oprea, Adrian
A1 Pärte, Meelis
A1 Petry, William K.
A1 Ramula, Satu
A1 Rasmussen, Pil U.
A1 Ravetto Enri, Simone
A1 Roeder, Anna
A1 Roscher, Christiane
A1 Schultz, Cheryl
A1 Skarpaas, Olav
A1 Smith, Annabel L.
A1 Tack, Ayco J.M.
A1 Töpper, Joachim Paul
A1 Vesk, Peter A.
A1 Vose, Gregory E.
A1 Wandrag, Elizabeth
A1 Wingler, Astrid
A1 Buckley, Yvonne M.
AB Genetic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity jointly shape intraspecific trait variation, but their roles differ among traits. In short-lived plants, reproductive traits may be more genetically determined due to their impact on fitness, whereas vegetative traits may show higher plasticity to buffer short-term perturbations. Combining a multi-treatment greenhouse experiment with observational field data throughout the range of a widespread short-lived herb, Plantago lanceolata, we (1) disentangled genetic and plastic responses of functional traits to a set of environmental drivers and (2) assessed how genetic differentiation and plasticity shape observational trait–environment relationships. Reproductive traits showed distinct genetic differentiation that largely determined observational patterns, but only when correcting traits for differences in biomass. Vegetative traits showed higher plasticity and opposite genetic and plastic responses, masking the genetic component underlying field-observed trait variation. Our study suggests that genetic differentiation may be inferred from observational data only for the traits most closely related to fitness.
PB Wiley
SN 1461-023X, Electronic: 1461-0248
YR 2021
FD 2021-08-05
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4825
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4825
LA eng
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN)
NO European Regional Development Fund (FEDER)
NO Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
NO Academy of Finland
NO Estonian Research Council
NO Academy of Finland Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
DS Docta Complutense
RD 28 abr 2025