EcologybioRxiv
Low genetic variation in tolerance to defoliation in a long-lived tropical understorey palm
M. Jansen, P. A. Zuidema, A. van Ast…·N. P. R. Anten
The paper quantifies genetic variation in growth and defoliation tolerance in a tropical palm, finding high heritability of growth rate but low genetic variation in tolerance and compensatory responses.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0209631