Hybridization may facilitate in situ survival of endemic species through periods of climate change

Matthias Becker (), Nicole Gruenheit, Mike Steel, Claudia Voelckel, Oliver Deusch, Peter B. Heenan, Patricia A. McLenachan, Olga Kardailsky, Jessica W. Leigh and Peter J. Lockhart
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Matthias Becker: Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University
Nicole Gruenheit: Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University
Mike Steel: Allan Wilson Centre, University of Canterbury
Claudia Voelckel: Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University
Oliver Deusch: Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University
Peter B. Heenan: Landcare Research
Patricia A. McLenachan: Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University
Olga Kardailsky: University of Otago
Jessica W. Leigh: University of Otago
Peter J. Lockhart: Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 12, 1039-1043

Abstract: Predicting species’ chances of survival under climate change requires an understanding of their adaptive potential. Now research into hybridization—one mechanism that could facilitate adaptation—shows that species of the plant genus Pachycladon that survived the Last Glacial Maximum benefited from the transfer of genetic information through hybridization.

Date: 2013
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