Phenotypic plasticity masks range-wide genetic differentiation for vegetative but not reproductive traits in a short-lived plant.
biomass
common garden experiment
countergradient variation
fecundity
genotype by environment interaction
intraspecific trait variation
observational datasets
root:shoot ratio
specific leaf area
widespread species
Journal
Ecology letters
ISSN: 1461-0248
Titre abrégé: Ecol Lett
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101121949
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2021
Nov 2021
Historique:
revised:
13
05
2021
received:
01
06
2020
accepted:
19
05
2021
pubmed:
7
8
2021
medline:
12
10
2021
entrez:
6
8
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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.
Types de publication
Letter
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2378-2393Subventions
Organisme : Eesti Teadusagentuur
ID : PRG609
Organisme : Eesti Teadusagentuur
ID : PUT1409
Organisme : Academy of Finland
Organisme : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Organisme : Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
ID : IJCI-2017-32039
Organisme : European Regional Development Fund
Organisme : Science Foundation Ireland
ID : 15/ERCD/2803
Pays : Ireland
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© 2021 The Authors. Ecology Letters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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