Understanding how species adapt to extreme environments is an extension of the main
goals of evolutionary biology. While alpine plants are an ideal system for investigating the …

Evolutionary convergence is one of the most striking examples of adaptation driven by
natural selection. However, genomic evidence for convergent adaptation to extreme …

Environmental stress at high altitudes drives the development of distinct adaptive
mechanisms in plants. However, studies exploring the genetic adaptive mechanisms of high …

Eutrema is a genus in the Brassicaceae, which includes species of scientific and economic
importance. Many Eutrema species are montane and/or alpine species that arose very …

A large number of studies have attempted to determine the mechanisms driving plant
diversity and distribution on a global scale, but the diverse and endemic alpine herbs found …

The extreme conditions (eg, cold, low oxygen, and strong ultraviolet radiation) of the high
mountains provide an ideal natural laboratory for studies on speciation and the adaptive …

Background Understanding how organisms evolve and adapt to extreme habitats is of
crucial importance in evolutionary ecology. Altitude gradients are an important determinant …

High mountains harbor a considerable proportion of biodiversity, but we know little about
how diverse plants adapt to the harsh environment. Here we finished a high-quality genome …

It remains largely unknown how plants adapt to high-altitude habitats. Crucihimalaya
(Brassicaceae) is an alpine genus occurring in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau characterized by …

Saussurea involucrata grows in high mountain areas covered by snow throughout the year.
The temperature of this habitat can change drastically in one day. To gain a better …