Phenotypic diversity acts as a higher-order functional trait of populations
Kotone Nishikawa, Daiki X. Sato, Yuma Takahashi
The paper tests if phenotypic and genetic diversity among genotypes predicts non-additive population growth in Spirodela polyrhiza, finding that specific phenotypic traits and genetic loci influence synergistic growth.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2026 · PreprintEcology