#Ranunculus kuepferi

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Correlations of polyploidy, apomixis and alpine environmental gradients

Correlations of polyploidy, apomixis and alpine environmental gradients

In a recent article published in AoB PLANTS, Schinkel et al. present a study on geographical parthenogenesis, an enigmatic and much disputed phenomenon that involves closely related sexual and apomictic (asexually reproducing) taxa displaying largely divergent distribution patterns. Based on a large sampling of natural populations of Ranunculus kuepferi, their study is the first quantitative,…

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New on 500px : Blooming in the Alps by monisiri by monisiri It was late spring and the Gardetta Plateau in the Alps Cozie was in full bloom. That evening the weather was very cloudy, but a crack in the clouds illuminated quickly the splendid flowering of buttercups (ranunculus kuepferi). from 500px For download Click Here