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Abstract
•Chen et al. found ancient WGDs cluster around major environmental disruptions from Cretaceous to Neogene.•Polyploids are disadvantaged in stable conditions but gain advantages during severe crises.•WGD establishment follows two regimes: background diversity-dependent rates and episodic pulses from crises.•Chen et al. suggest Anthropocene climate change and habitat disruption may foster new polyploids with long-term potential.
Plant DiversityAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
CiteScore
8.30
自引率
6.20%
发文量
1863
审稿时长
35 days
期刊介绍:
Plant Diversity (formerly Plant Diversity and Resources) is an international plant science journal that publishes substantial original research and review papers that
advance our understanding of the past and current distribution of plants,
contribute to the development of more phylogenetically accurate taxonomic classifications,
present new findings on or insights into evolutionary processes and mechanisms that are of interest to the community of plant systematic and evolutionary biologists.
While the focus of the journal is on biodiversity, ecology and evolution of East Asian flora, it is not limited to these topics. Applied evolutionary issues, such as climate change and conservation biology, are welcome, especially if they address conceptual problems. Theoretical papers are equally welcome. Preference is given to concise, clearly written papers focusing on precisely framed questions or hypotheses. Papers that are purely descriptive have a low chance of acceptance.
Fields covered by the journal include:
plant systematics and taxonomy-
evolutionary developmental biology-
reproductive biology-
phylo- and biogeography-
evolutionary ecology-
population biology-
conservation biology-
palaeobotany-
molecular evolution-
comparative and evolutionary genomics-
physiology-
biochemistry