Whole-genome duplication is a common mutation in eukaryotes with far-reaching
phenotypic effects, the resulting morphological and fitness consequences and how they …

Polyploidy is a significant component in the evolution of many taxa, particularly plant groups.
However, new polyploids face substantial fitness disadvantages due to a lack of same …

Polyploidy has important ecological effects, including ploidy-mediated effects on
morphology, breeding system and ecological tolerances. However, there is still little …

Polyploidy is a pervasive phenomenon in nature and has significantly contributed to the
adaptive evolution of plants. The conditions necessary for the spread of neopolyploids in …

Background Whereas the incidence or rate of polyploid speciation in flowering plants is
modest, the production of polyploid individuals within local populations is widespread …

Abstract Background and Aims Polyploidy is an important contributor to sympatric speciation
and assortative mating is a key mechanism driving cytotype interactions in contact zones …

Polyploidization is a widespread mechanism of evolutionary divergence in flowering plants.
Ecological divergence of polyploid lineages has been proposed as a key process shaping …

Plant reproduction in red clover requires cross-fertilization via insect pollination. However,
the influences of visitation rate and timing on maximizing ovule utilization are yet to be …

The present taxonomic status of Schenkia elegans, endemism recently described in the
Iberian Peninsula, and its relationship with the sympatric and the nearest morphological …

Inbreeding usually reduces offspring fitness ('inbreeding depression', ID), and may affect the
plasticity of functional traits involved in the response to stress. ID is often found to increase …