Life-history trade-offs explain local adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Benjamin Brachi, Danièle L. Filiault, Rahul Pisupati, Tal Dahan‐Meir, Anna A. Igolkina, Alison Anastasio, Mathew S. Box, Susan Hanley Duncan, Talia L. Karasov, Envel Kerdaffrec, Laura Merwin, Timothy C. Morton, Viktoria Nizhynska, Polina Yu. Novikova, Fernando A. Rabanal, , Magnus Nordborg
This study shows that local adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana involves strong and variable selection on multiple traits, with trade-offs and life-history strategies affecting fitness.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology