Ecological and evolutionary drivers of phenotypic and genetic variation in the European crabapple (Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill.), a wild relative of the cultivated apple
x. X. chen, k. K. avia, a. A. forler, c. C. remoue, a. A. venon, a. A. rousselet, g. G. lucas, l. L. rover, A. A. kwarteng, m. M. le-guilloux, h. H. belcram, v. V. combes, s. S. olvera-vazquez, m. A. falque, g. G. Alins, , a. A. cornille
This study examines phenotypic and genetic variation in European crabapple populations, finding that past climate shaped genetic structure but not current climate, and that phenotypic variation is not adaptive.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2022Ecology