Pitfalls in ecological research – transgenerational effects

Correction: Transgenerational Adaptation of Arabidopsis to Stress Requires DNA Methylation and the Function of Dicer-Like Proteins

(2014) Alex Boyko et al.   PLoS One

Mapping the Epigenetic Basis of Complex Traits

(2014) S. Cortijo et al.   SCIENCE

Scales and drivers of local adaptation in Brassica nigra (Brassicaceae) populations

(2013) Armin Bischoff et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Evolutionary ecology along invasion fronts of the annual grass Aegilops triuncialis

(2013) Kevin J. Rice et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

The growth and survival of three closely related Myosotis species in a 3-year transplant experiment

(2013) Eva Koutecká et al.   Botany

ADAPTATION OF DIPLOID AND TETRAPLOIDCHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUMTO ELEVATION BUT NOT LOCAL ENVIRONMENT

(2013) Sara L. Martin et al.   EVOLUTION

The role of biotic interactions for the early establishment of oak seedlings in coastal dune forest communities

(2013) Hassan Muhamed et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Conservative leaf economic traits correlate with fast growth of genotypes of a foundation riparian species near the thermal maximum extent of its geographic range

(2013) Kevin C. Grady et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Frost hardiness vs. growth performance in trembling aspen: an experimental test of assisted migration

(2013) Stefan G. Schreiber et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Variation and constraints of local adaptation of a long-lived plant, its pollinators and specialist herbivores

(2013) Aino Kalske et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Local adaptation and plasticity ofErysimum capitatumto altitude: its implications for responses to climate change

(2013) Eunsuk Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Geographic variation and local adaptation inOryza rufipogonacross its climatic range in China

(2013) Wen Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Parental olfactory experience influences behavior and neural structure in subsequent generations

(2013) Brian G Dias et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Flowering phenology and reproductive fitness along a mountain slope: maladaptive responses to transplantation to a warmer climate in Campanula thyrsoides

(2013) J. F. Scheepens et al.   OECOLOGIA

Adaptive transgenerational plasticity in the perennialPlantago lanceolata

(2013) Vít Latzel et al.   OIKOS

Seed number and environmental conditions do not explain seed size variability for the invasive herb Lupinus polyphyllus

(2013) Virve Sõber et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Seedling emergence responds to both seed source and recruitment site climates: a climate change experiment combining transplant and gradient approaches

(2013) Eric Meineri et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Epigenetic diversity increases the productivity and stability of plant populations

(2013) Vít Latzel et al.   Nature Communications

Edaphic adaptation maintains the coexistence of two cryptic species on serpentine soils

(2012) Jenn M. Yost et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

The response of forest plant regeneration to temperature variation along a latitudinal gradient

(2012) Pieter De Frenne et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Experimental test for adaptive differentiation of ginseng populations reveals complex response to temperature

(2012) Sara Souther et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Serpentine tolerance in Mimulus guttatus does not rely on exclusion of magnesium

(2012) Emily Palm et al.   FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

Home site advantage in two long-lived arctic plant species: results from two 30-year reciprocal transplant studies

(2012) Cynthia C. Bennington et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Genetic basis of local adaptation and flowering time variation inArabidopsis lyrata

(2012) PÄIVI H. LEINONEN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Reciprocal transplants demonstrate strong adaptive differentiation of the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana in its native range

(2012) Jon Ågren et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Interactions between Soil Habitat and Geographic Range Location Affect Plant Fitness

(2012) John Stanton-Geddes et al.   PLoS One

Features of the Arabidopsis recombination landscape resulting from the combined loss of sequence variation and DNA methylation

(2012) M. Colome-Tatche et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Seed origin determines the range expansion of the clonal grass Elymus athericus

(2011) Anna-Christina Bockelmann et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Selection for monoculture and mixture genotypes in a biodiversity experiment

(2011) Annett Lipowsky et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Local differentiation of flowering phenology in an alpine-snowbed herb Gentiana nipponica

(2011) Yuka Kawai et al.   Botany

Adaptive geographical clines in the growth and defense of a native plant

(2011) Ellen C. Woods et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Modeling intraspecific adaptation of Abies sachalinensis to local altitude and responses to global warming, based on a 36-year reciprocal transplant experiment

(2011) Wataru Ishizuka et al.   Evolutionary Applications

Influence of multiple factors on plant local adaptation: soil type and folivore effects in Ruellia nudiflora (Acanthaceae)

(2011) Ilka Ortegón-Campos et al.   EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

An evolutionary approach to studying the relative importance of plant-plant interactions along environmental gradients

(2011) Clara Ariza et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Genetic variation in productivity of foundation riparian species at the edge of their distribution: implications for restoration and assisted migration in a warming climate

(2011) Kevin C. Grady et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Temperature effects on forest herbs assessed by warming and transplant experiments along a latitudinal gradient

(2011) PIETER De FRENNE et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Multiple common garden experiments suggest lack of local adaptation in an invasive ornamental plant

(2011) S. K. Ebeling et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

One hundred important questions facing plant science research

(2011) C. S. Grierson et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Adaptive genetic differentiation in a predominantly self-pollinating species analyzed by transplanting into natural environment, crossbreeding and QST-FST test

(2011) S. Volis   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Ecotypic differentiation determines the outcome of positive interactions in a dryland annual plant species

(2011) Pierre Liancourt et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Soil-mediated local adaptation alters seedling survival and performance

(2011) David Solance Smith et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Clone history shapes Populus drought responses

(2011) S. Raj et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Local Adaptation and the Effects of Grazing on the Performance ofNassella pulchra: Implications for Seed Sourcing in Restoration

(2011) Kristina M. Hufford et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Origin and deposition sites influence seed germination and seedling survival of Manilkara zapota: implications for long-distance, animal-mediated seed dispersal

(2011) Georgina O'Farrill et al.   SEED SCIENCE RESEARCH

The symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi contributes to plant tolerance to serpentine edaphic stress

(2011) Pavla Doubková et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

No Evidence of Local Adaptation inUniola paniculataL. (Poaceae), a Coastal Dune Grass

(2011) Cara L. Gormally et al.   SOUTHEASTERN NATURALIST

Year-to-year changes in expression of maternal effects in perennial plants

(2010) Vít Latzel et al.   BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Secondary invasion of Acer negundo: the role of phenotypic responses versus local adaptation

(2010) Alexandra Erfmeier et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Forests are not immune to plant invasions: phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation allow Prunella vulgaris to colonize a temperate evergreen rainforest

(2010) Oscar Godoy et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

FITNESS VARIATION AND LOCAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITS IN AN ANNUAL PLANT POPULATION

(2010) Nancy C. Emery et al.   EVOLUTION

LOCAL ADAPTATION, PHENOTYPIC DIFFERENTIATION, AND HYBRID FITNESS IN DIVERGED NATURAL POPULATIONS OF ARABIDOPSIS LYRATA

(2010) Päivi H. Leinonen et al.   EVOLUTION

Response of individual components of reproductive phenology to growing season length in a monocarpic herb

(2010) Brian P. Haggerty et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Differentiation and adaptation in Brassica nigra populations: interactions with related herbivores

(2010) Armin Bischoff et al.   OECOLOGIA

Maternal effects alter progeny's response to disturbance and nutrients in two Plantago species

(2010) Vít Latzel et al.   OIKOS

Testing population differentiation in plant species - how important are environmental maternal effects

(2010) Armin Bischoff et al.   OIKOS

Plant phenotypic plasticity in a changing climate

(2010) A.B. Nicotra et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Adaptive epigenetic memory of ancestral temperature regime in Arabidopsis thalianaThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in a Special Issue from the National Research Council of Canada – Plant Biotechnology Institute.

(2009) C. A. Whittle et al.   Botany

Contrasting patterns of transgenerational plasticity in ecologically distinct congeners

(2009) Sonia E. Sultan et al.   ECOLOGY

Adaptation to an extraordinary environment by evolution of phenotypic plasticity and genetic assimilation

(2009) R. LANDE   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Nutrients and disturbance history in twoPlantagospecies: maternal effects as a clue for observed dichotomy between resprouting and seeding strategies

(2009) Vít Latzel et al.   OIKOS

Genotype and maternal environment affect belowground interactions betweenArabidopsis thalianaand its competitors

(2009) Oliver Bossdorf et al.   OIKOS

The influence of context-dependent maternal effects on population dynamics: an experimental test

(2009) S.J Plaistow et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Effects of Competition and Temporal Variation on the Evolutionary Potential of Two Native Bunchgrass Species

(2009) Eric E. Knapp et al.   RESTORATION ECOLOGY

Assessing the Impact of Transgenerational Epigenetic Variation on Complex Traits

(2009) Frank Johannes et al.   PLoS Genetics

Irrigation and fertilization effects on seed number, size, germination and seedling growth: implications for desert shrub establishment

(2008) A. N. Breen et al.   OECOLOGIA