Open AccessCyclone Tolerance in New World Arecaceae: Biogeographic Variation and Abiotic Natural Selection
Author(s) -
M. Patrick Griffith,
Larry R. Noblick,
John Leslie Dowe,
Chad E. Husby,
Michael Calonje
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcn132
Subject(s) - biology , abiotic component , arecaceae , cyclone (programming language) , natural selection , ecology , phylogenetic tree , selection (genetic algorithm) , palm , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , field programmable gate array , artificial intelligence , computer science , gene , computer hardware
Consistent abiotic factors can affect directional selection; cyclones are abiotic phenomena with near-discrete geographic limits. The current study investigates selective pressure of cyclones on plants at the species level, testing for possible natural selection.
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