A resurrection experiment finds evidence of both reduced genetic diversity and potential adaptive evolution in the agricultural weed Ipomoea purpurea
Adam Kuester, Ariana Wilson, Shu-mei Chang, Regina Baucom
The paper uses a resurrection ecology approach to study genetic and phenotypic changes in Ipomoea purpurea over time, finding reduced genetic diversity and modest increases in herbicide resistance.
Molecular Ecology · Jul 29, 2016Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology