Interplay between fecundity, sexual and growth selection on the spring phenology of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.).
S. Oddou-Muratorio, A. Bontemps, J. Gauzere, E. K. Klein
This study examines how fecundity, sexual, and growth selection influence spring phenology in European beech across different altitudes, finding that earlier budburst is favored by fecundity and growth selection, with sexual selection modulating the trend.
bioRxiv · Apr 27, 2023Evolutionary Biology