Heritable plant phenotypes track light and herbivory levels at fine spatial scales
P. Humphrey, A. D. Gloss, J. Frazier, A. C. Nelson-Dittrich, S. Faries, N. K. Whiteman
This study shows that bittercress plants from sunny and shaded habitats exhibit heritable differences in growth and herbivory resistance, with no growth-defense tradeoff constraints.
bioRxiv · Oct 29, 2017Ecology