Evolution occurs rapidly and is an ongoing process in our environments. Evolutionary
principles need to be built into conservation efforts, particularly given the stressful conditions …

Flowering time and water‐use efficiency (WUE) are two ecological traits that are important
for plant drought response. To understand the evolutionary significance of natural genetic …

Understanding the evolution of reaction norms remains a major challenge in ecology and
evolution. Investigating evolutionary divergence in reaction norm shapes between …

Iris sect. Oncocyclus species generally occur in small populations or locally scattered over
rocky hillsides, steppes, and deserts from the north Caucasus to the eastern Mediterranean …

Phenotypes are the target of selection and affect the ability of organisms to persist in
variable environments. Phenotypes can be influenced directly by genes and/or by …

Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq., well known as sandrice, is an important wild forage in
sandy areas and a promising edible and medicinal resource plant with great domestication …

Waterhemp is a weed indigenous to the midwestern United States and is problematic in
agronomic crop production. This weed is well suited to inhabit minimally tilled environments …

The establishment of reproductive isolation is considered to be an ultimate result of
ecological speciation, but empirical evidence for the latter is limited. We hypothesized that in …

The Haynei is one of seven species aggregates (clusters of species having similar flower
morphology) recognized in section Oncocyclus of genus Iris. This aggregate, characterized …

Junglerice [Echinochloa colona (L.) Link.] is the most important grass weed species in
Australian summer cropping systems. Although it is mainly a spring-and summer-emerging …