Camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged plants in the alpine zone
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| 作者 | Huang,Tao; Chen,Zhe; Xu,Bo; Sun,Hang ; Niu,Yang
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| 刊名 | BIOLOGY LETTERS
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| 出版日期 | 2023 |
| 卷号 | 19期号:5页码:20220560 |
| 关键词 | adaptive evolution alpine plant camouflage plant apparency plant defence plant height BODY-SIZE COLORATION EVOLUTION APPARENCY PREDATION PATTERNS DEFENSE CONTEXT HEIGHT SEEDS |
| ISSN号 | 1744-957X |
| DOI | 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0560 |
| 英文摘要 | Camouflage has been reported as a defensive strategy in plants, while our understanding of the evolution of such defensive coloration is still limited. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged ones in the same habitat. Based on a species list from the subnival zone from the Hengduan Mountains, SW China and the herbarium collection, we measured the plant heights of 2915 individuals from 621 species (either camouflaged or not), with elevation information as a reference. We show that camouflaged plants were significantly shorter than non-camouflaged ones, though the effects of phylogeny and elevation were considered. Interestingly, a negative correlation between plant height and elevation was found in non-camouflaged plants, but not in camouflaged ones. These results revealed the correlation between defensive coloration and plant height. Camouflage may have evolved from shorter ancestors because they may suffer stronger selection and provide a more efficient defence. |
| 学科主题 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:000984785700002 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/75549]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院昆明植物研究所 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Huang,Tao,Chen,Zhe,Xu,Bo,et al. Camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged plants in the alpine zone[J]. BIOLOGY LETTERS,2023,19(5):20220560. |
| APA | Huang,Tao,Chen,Zhe,Xu,Bo,Sun,Hang,&Niu,Yang.(2023).Camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged plants in the alpine zone.BIOLOGY LETTERS,19(5),20220560. |
| MLA | Huang,Tao,et al."Camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged plants in the alpine zone".BIOLOGY LETTERS 19.5(2023):20220560. |
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