@article{2aa66d37a75849f3ae70d29897b4f9a3,
title = "Phenotypic plasticity masks range- wide genetic differentiation for vegetative but not reproductive traits in a short- lived plant",
abstract = "Genetic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity jointly shape intraspecific trait variation, but their roles differ among traits. In short-lived plants, reproductive traits may be more genetically determined due to their impact on fitness, whereas vegetative traits may show higher plasticity to buffer short-term perturbations. Combining a multi-treatment greenhouse experiment with observational field data throughout the range of a widespread short-lived herb, Plantago lanceolata, we (1) disentangled genetic and plastic responses of functional traits to a set of environmental drivers and (2) assessed how genetic differentiation and plasticity shape observational trait–environment relationships. Reproductive traits showed distinct genetic differentiation that largely determined observational patterns, but only when correcting traits for differences in biomass. Vegetative traits showed higher plasticity and opposite genetic and plastic responses, masking the genetic component underlying field-observed trait variation. Our study suggests that genetic differentiation may be inferred from observational data only for the traits most closely related to fitness.",
keywords = "biomass, common garden experiment, countergradient variation, fecundity, genotype by environment interaction, intraspecific trait variation, observational datasets, root:shoot ratio, specific leaf area, widespread species",
author = "Jesus Villellas and Johan Ehrl{\'e}n and Crone, {Elizabeth E.} and Cserg{\H o}, {Anna M{\'a}ria} and Garcia, {Maria B.} and Laine, {Anna Liisa} and Roach, {Deborah A.} and Roberto Salguero-G{\'o}mez and Wardle, {Glenda M.} and Childs, {Dylan Z.} and Elderd, {Bret D.} and Alain Finn and Sergi Munn{\'e}-Bosch and Benedicte Bachelot and Judit B{\'o}dis and Anna Bucharova and Caruso, {Christina M.} and Catford, {Jane A.} and Matthew Coghill and Aldo Compagnoni and Duncan, {Richard P.} and Dwyer, {John M.} and Aryana Ferguson and Fraser, {Lauchlan H.} and Emily Griffoul and Ronny Groenteman and Hamre, {Liv Norunn} and Aveliina Helm and Ruth Kelly and Lauri Laanisto and Michele Lonati and Zuzana M{\"u}nzbergov{\'a} and Paloma Nuche and Olsen, {Siri Lie} and Adrian Oprea and Meelis P{\"a}rtel and Petry, {William K.} and Satu Ramula and Rasmussen, {Pil U.} and Enri, {Simone Ravetto} and Anna Roeder and Christiane Roscher and Cheryl Schultz and Olav Skarpaas and Smith, {Annabel L.} and Tack, {Ayco J.M.} and T{\"o}pper, {Joachim Paul} and Vesk, {Peter A.} and Vose, {Gregory E.} and Elizabeth Wandrag and Astrid Wingler and Buckley, {Yvonne M.}",
note = "Funding Information: This publication emanated from research conducted with the financial support of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under Grant Number 15/ERCD/2803 (YMB). Financial support was also provided by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities to JV (IJCI‐2017‐32039), by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to LHF, by the Academy of Finland to SR, by the Estonian Research Council (grants PRG609 to MP and PUT1409 to LL) and by the European Regional Development Fund (funding for the Centre of Excellence EcolChange to MP). S. P. Blomberg and J. van Groenendael helped design the PlantPopNet network. We thank A. Ehrl{\'e}n and A. Pettersson for their help in the greenhouse experiment and S. Coutts for help with Figure 2 . We are also grateful to the Archipelago Research Institute and to numerous field assistants and landowners of sampled sites. B. Pujol and one anonymous reviewer helped to improve the manuscript with their suggestions. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors. Ecology Letters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Funding Information: This publication emanated from research conducted with the financial support of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under Grant Number 15/ERCD/2803 (YMB). Financial support was also provided by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities to JV (IJCI-2017-32039), by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to LHF, by the Academy of Finland to SR, by the Estonian Research Council (grants PRG609 to MP and PUT1409 to LL) and by the European Regional Development Fund (funding for the Centre of Excellence EcolChange to MP). S. P. Blomberg and J. van Groenendael helped design the PlantPopNet network. We thank A. Ehrl{\'e}n and A. Pettersson for their help in the greenhouse experiment and S. Coutts for help with Figure 2. We are also grateful to the Archipelago Research Institute and to numerous field assistants and landowners of sampled sites. B. Pujol and one anonymous reviewer helped to improve the manuscript with their suggestions. Funding Information: This publication emanated from research conducted with the financial support of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) under Grant Number 15/ERCD/2803 (YMB). Financial support was also provided by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities to JV (IJCI‐2017‐32039), by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to LHF, by the Academy of Finland to SR, by the Estonian Research Council (grants PRG609 to MP and PUT1409 to LL) and by the European Regional Development Fund (funding for the Centre of Excellence EcolChange to MP). S. P. Blomberg and J. van Groenendael helped design the PlantPopNet network. We thank A. Ehrl{\'e}n and A. Pettersson for their help in the greenhouse experiment and S. Coutts for help with Figure 2 . We are also grateful to the Archipelago Research Institute and to numerous field assistants and landowners of sampled sites. B. Pujol and one anonymous reviewer helped to improve the manuscript with their suggestions. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Authors. Ecology Letters published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.",
year = "2021",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1111/ele.13858",
language = "English",
volume = "24",
pages = "2378--2393",
journal = "Ecology Letters",
issn = "1461-023X",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "11",
}