Genomic Consequences of Altered Flood Regimes: Gene Flow and Adaptation in a Threatened Floodplain Plant
Wen‐Hsi Kuo, Eduardo Aguirre-Mazzi, Burgund Bassüner, Matthew A. Albrecht, Ethan Coble, Bradley M. Delfeld, Noah Dell, Megan J. Engelhardt, Jordan Hathaway, Maia Mei Jones, Rebecca Sucher, Sage Waite, Maia Washington, Christine E. Edwards
This study examines how altered flood regimes impact genetic diversity and adaptation in Boltonia decurrens, finding bottlenecks, gene flow patterns, and adaptive traits linked to floodplain connectivity.
bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology