NDLI: Distribution, growth performance and genetic variation of Erigeron annuus in the Swiss Alps

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Author	Trtikova, Miluse Güsewell, Sabine Baltisberger, Matthias Edwards, Peter J.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	We investigated whether local adaptation has been important in enabling the invasive apomictic species Erigeron annuus to extend its altitudinal range in the Swiss Alps. We first conducted a field survey along several major roads crossing the Swiss Alps to study the distribution and growth performance of E. annuus along an altitudinal gradient. We then used amplified fragment length polymorphism to assess genetic variation within and among populations originating from different altitudes. To complement the molecular analyses, we compared the performance of genotypes with different distributions (i.e. local, occasional, widespread genotypes) in two common gardens at 400 m and 1,000 m a.s.l. Although E. annuus was seldom found above 1,000 m, plant performance in field populations did not decrease with increasing altitude. However, there was a significant decline in genotypic diversity within populations, and highland (711–1,100 m) populations were more differentiated (Gst = 0.55) than lowland (200–530 m) populations (Gst = 0.33). In the common garden experiment, local genotypes (i.e. those restricted to a single population) grew less vigorously than widespread genotypes, and were less likely to reproduce. We found no evidence for on-going adaptive changes and conclude that any selection acting on particular genotypes at the altitudinal limit is weak. This leads us to propose that the patterns in the distribution of genotypic diversity in E. annuus are governed by processes of occasional sexual reproduction, dispersal and extinction that are to a large extent independent of altitude.
Starting Page	413
Ending Page	422
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	13873547
Journal	Biological Invasions
Volume Number	13
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15731464
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2010-07-25
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	AFLP Altitudinal distribution Apomixis Genetic variation Invasive plant Local adaptation Developmental Biology Ecology Plant Sciences Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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