Whole genome duplication increases ecological niche breadth of the perennial herb Urtica dioica

0552598 - BÚ 2022 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Urfus, T. - Kopecký, Martin - Urfusová, Romana - Chrtek, Jindřich
Whole genome duplication increases ecological niche breadth of the perennial herb Urtica dioica.
Preslia. Roč. 93, č. 4 (2021), s. 305-319. ISSN 0032-7786. E-ISSN 0032-7786
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA17-20201S
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : species distribution modelling * polyploidy * habitat affinity * height above the nearest drainage (HAND)
OECD category: Plant sciences, botany
Impact factor: 2.233, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
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Our data clearly show an ecological niche differentiation between diploid and tetraploid cytotypes of Urtica dioica. While tetraploids have a broad ecological tolerance and consequently a wide geographical distribution, diploids occur only in a narrow range of ecological conditions and their distribution is restricted to areas with a shallow water table in the bottoms of valleys. Thus, ploidal differentiation, confirmed for many plant species, should be included in environmental niche modelling and species distribution models.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0327702