Camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged plants in the alpine zone

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2022.0560

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	Camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged plants in the alpine zone
	Huang,Tao; Chen,Zhe; Xu,Bo; Sun,Hang; Niu,Yang
	2023
发表期刊	BIOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN	1744-957X
卷号	19 期号:5 页码:20220560
摘要	Camouflage has been reported as a defensive strategy in plants, while our understanding of the evolution of such defensive coloration is still limited. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged ones in the same habitat. Based on a species list from the subnival zone from the Hengduan Mountains, SW China and the herbarium collection, we measured the plant heights of 2915 individuals from 621 species (either camouflaged or not), with elevation information as a reference. We show that camouflaged plants were significantly shorter than non-camouflaged ones, though the effects of phylogeny and elevation were considered. Interestingly, a negative correlation between plant height and elevation was found in non-camouflaged plants, but not in camouflaged ones. These results revealed the correlation between defensive coloration and plant height. Camouflage may have evolved from shorter ancestors because they may suffer stronger selection and provide a more efficient defence.
关键词	adaptive evolution alpine plant camouflage plant apparency plant defence plant height BODY-SIZE COLORATION EVOLUTION APPARENCY PREDATION PATTERNS DEFENSE CONTEXT HEIGHT SEEDS
学科领域	Life Sciences & Biomedicine - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Evolutionary Biology
DOI	10.1098/rsbl.2022.0560
收录类别	SCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000984785700002
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.kib.ac.cn/handle/151853/75549
专题	中国科学院昆明植物研究所
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Huang,Tao,Chen,Zhe,Xu,Bo,et al. Camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged plants in the alpine zone[J]. BIOLOGY LETTERS,2023,19(5):20220560.
APA	Huang,Tao,Chen,Zhe,Xu,Bo,Sun,Hang,&Niu,Yang.(2023).Camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged plants in the alpine zone.BIOLOGY LETTERS,19(5),20220560.
MLA	Huang,Tao,et al."Camouflaged plants are shorter than non-camouflaged plants in the alpine zone".BIOLOGY LETTERS 19.5(2023):20220560.

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