A multiscale approach to understanding the shared blue-orange flower color polymorphism in two Lysimachia species
The similarities in reflectance spectra, biochemistry, and ABP genes suggest that a single shift from blue-to-orange shared by both lineages is the most plausible explanation. Our evidence suggests that this persistent flower color polymorphism may represent an ancestrally polymorphic trait that has transcended speciation, yet future analyses are necessary to confidently reject the alternative hypotheses.
Authors
- Mercedes Sánchez‐Cabrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3786-0392)
- Amelia A. Fuller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9291-6037)
- Montserrat Arista (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-9525)
- Justen B. Whittall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9597-9036)
- Francisco Javier Jiménez‐López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9905-6482)
- Pedro L. Ortiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4150-565X)
- Eduardo Narbona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1790-6821)
- Benjamin Carter
Institutions
- Santa Clara University (US)
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (ES)
- San Jose State University (US)
- Universidad de Sevilla (ES)
- Universidad Pablo de Olavide (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Plant Biology
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05481-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06
Funders
- Santa Clara University
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
- European Commission
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación