The genetic architecture of local adaptation II: The QTL landscape of water-use efficiency for foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana Grev. & Balf.)
Andrew J. Eckert, Douglas E. Harwood, Brandon M. Lind, Erin M. Hobson, Annette Delfino Mix, Patricia E. Maloney, Christopher J. Friedline
This study investigates the genetic architecture of water-use efficiency in foxtail pine using QTL analysis and shows precipitation shapes its geographic range and that {delta}13C and {delta}15N are heritable with large-effect loci.
bioRxiv · Jan 29, 2016 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology