Germination behavior is one of the earliest phenotypes expressed by plants. This fact has
several consequences for the evolution of postgermination traits, ecological niches, and …

Similar traits and functions commonly evolve in nature. Here, we explore patterns of
replicated evolution across the plant kingdom and discuss the processes responsible for …

▪ Abstract Plant adaptation to serpentine soil has been a topic of study for many decades, yet
investigation of the genetic component of this adaptation has only recently begun. We …

The effective development of salt tolerant crops requires an understanding that the evolution
of halophytes, glycophytes and our major grain crops has involved significantly different …

Ecology affects each of the three principal processes leading to speciation: genetic
differentiation among populations within species, acquisition of reproductive isolation …

Parallel phenotypic evolution, the independent evolution of the same trait in closely related
lineages, is interesting because it tells us about the contribution of natural selection to …

Although speciation has been a central focus in evolutionary biology for more than a
century, there are very few case studies where we have a good understanding of the exact …

Thellungiella halophila is a salt‐tolerant close relative of Arabidopsis thaliana. Significant
mRNA similarity was confirmed by hybridization of T. halophila mRNA with the A. thaliana …

Understanding the evolutionary mechanisms that contribute to the local genetic
differentiation of populations is a major goal of evolutionary biology, and debate continues …

Intraspecific variation refers to the genotypic (genetic) and resulting phenotypic
(morphological and physiological) variation found within a species. Variation within a …