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A Single Nucleotide Deletion in Gibberellin20-oxidase1 Causes Alpine Dwarfism in Arabidopsis

scientific article published on 4 May 2015

A White Campion (Silene latifolia) floral expressed sequence tag (EST) library: annotation, EST-SSR characterization, transferability, and utility for comparative mapping

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A genetic linkage map of Silene vulgaris based on AFLP markers

scientific article published in April 2006

A population genomic analysis of species boundaries: neutral processes, adaptive divergence and introgression between two hybridizing plant species

scientific article published in March 2008

Adaptation to local climate in a multi-trait space: evidence from silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) populations across a heterogeneous environment

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Adaptation to local climate in multi-trait space: evidence from silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) populations across a heterogeneous environment

scientific article published on 10 June 2019

Capacity of soil bacteria to reach the phyllosphere and convergence of floral communities despite soil microbiota variation

scientific article published on 07 October 2021

Characterization of microsatellites in the mountain plant Armeria caespitosa (Plumbaginaceae) and transferability to congeners.

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Chloroplast DNA inheritance in the orchid Anacamptis palustris using single-seed polymerase chain reaction.

scientific article published on 23 December 2004

Climate-induced range shifts drive adaptive response via spatio-temporal sieving of alleles

scientific article published in 2023

Comparative analysis of a plant pseudoautosomal region (PAR) in Silene latifolia with the corresponding S. vulgaris autosome

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Comparative high-throughput transcriptome sequencing and development of SiESTa, the Silene EST annotation database

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Contrasting thoughts about deceptive orchids: a response to Sobel and Randle

scientific article published on 27 March 2009

Cophylogeny of the anther smut fungi and their caryophyllaceous hosts: prevalence of host shifts and importance of delimiting parasite species for inferring cospeciation

scientific article (publication date: 27 March 2008)

DNA Barcoding of Malagasy Rosewoods: Towards a Molecular Identification of CITES-Listed Dalbergia Species

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Developing a monitoring program of genetic diversity: what do stakeholders say?

scientific article published on 27 May 2021

Differential adaptation drives ecological speciation in campions (Silene): evidence from a multi-site transplant experiment.

scientific article published on 24 October 2016

Directional selection is the primary cause of phenotypic diversification

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Ecologically relevant genetic variation from a non-Arabidopsis perspective.

scientific article published on 10 March 2008

Efficient Detection of Novel Nuclear Markers for Brassicaceae by Transcriptome Sequencing

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Efficient molecular sexing in dioecious Silene latifolia and S. dioica and paternity analysis in F(1) hybrids

scientific article published in November 2008

Environmental Heat and Salt Stress Induce Transgenerational Phenotypic Changes in Arabidopsis thaliana ⬇️

scientific article published on April 9, 2013

Estimating genomic diversity and population differentiation - an empirical comparison of microsatellite and SNP variation in Arabidopsis halleri

scientific article (publication date: 11 January 2017)

Evidence for degeneration of the Y chromosome in the dioecious plant Silene latifolia

scientific article published in April 2008

Evidence for pollinator sharing in Mediterranean nectar-mimic orchids: absence of premating barriers?

scientific article published in June 2005

Evidence for reproductive isolate selection in Mediterranean orchids: karyotype differences compensate for the lack of pollinator specificity

scientific article published in August 2004

Evolution of postzygotic reproductive isolation in a guild of deceptive orchids

scientific article published in March 2008

Evolution of reproductive isolation in plants.

scientific article published on 23 July 2008

Evolution of sex determination systems with heterogametic males and females in silene

scientific article published on 2 September 2013

Evolution of sex-biased gene expression in a dioecious plant

scientific article published on 3 November 2016

Fine-scale phylogeographical analysis of Mediterranean Anacamptis palustris (Orchidaceae) populations based on chloroplast minisatellite and microsatellite variation

scientific article published on 01 October 2003

Floral odour and reproductive isolation in two species of Silene.

scientific article published on 21 November 2007

Fungal Infection Induces Sex-Specific Transcriptional Changes and Alters Sexual Dimorphism in the Dioecious Plant Silene latifolia.

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Gene regulatory variation mediates flowering responses to vernalization along an altitudinal gradient in Arabidopsis

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Genetic analysis of post-mating reproductive barriers in hybridizing European Populus species ⬇️

scientific article published on May 18, 2011

Genetic architecture of traits associated with serpentine adaptation of Silene vulgaris.

scientific article published in July 2006

Genetic structure of hybrid zones between Silene latifolia and Silene dioica (Caryophyllaceae): evidence for introgressive hybridization

scientific article published in June 2007

Genome-wide Comparative Analysis of the GRAS Gene Family in Populus, Arabidopsis and Rice

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Genomic Imprinting in the Endosperm Is Systematically Perturbed in Abortive Hybrid Tomato Seeds.

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Genomic imprinting mediates dosage compensation in a young plant XY system

scientific article published on 13 August 2018

Genomics and the origin of species

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Has adaptation occurred in males and females since separate sexes evolved in the plant Silene latifolia?

scientific article published on 25 July 2018

Herkogamy and its effects on mating patterns in Arabidopsis thaliana

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High intrachromosomal similarity of retrotransposon long terminal repeats: evidence for homogenization by gene conversion on plant sex chromosomes?

scientific article published on 24 October 2006

How to be an attractive male: floral dimorphism and attractiveness to pollinators in a dioecious plant

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Hypervariable plastid locus variation and intron evolution in the Anacamptis palustris lineage

scientific article published in December 2004

Identification of internal reference genes for gene expression normalization between the two sexes in dioecious white Campion

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Identification of white campion (Silene latifolia) guaiacol O-methyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of veratrole, a key volatile for pollinator attraction ⬇️

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Identifying new sex-linked genes through BAC sequencing in the dioecious plant Silene latifolia

scientific article published on 25 July 2015

Independent origin of sex chromosomes in two species of the genus Silene

scientific article published on June 2008

Insights into the genetic architecture of sexual dimorphism from an interspecific cross between two diverging Silene (Caryophyllaceae) species

scientific article published on 05 November 2019

Integrative studies in plant ecology, evolution and systematics: Sharpening the focus

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Introgression in peripheral populations and colonization shape the genetic structure of the coastal shrub Armeria pungens

scientific article (publication date: February 2011)

Is floral divergence sufficient to maintain species boundaries upon secondary contact in Mediterranean food-deceptive orchids?

scientific article published on 27 July 2011

Local adaptation (mostly) remains local: reassessing environmental associations of climate-related candidate SNPs in Arabidopsis halleri.

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Low genetic variation is associated with low mutation rate in the giant duckweed

scientific article published on 20 March 2019

Molecular phylogenetics of the sexually deceptive orchid genus Ophrys (Orchidaceae) based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences

scientific article published in July 2001

Natural enemies and sex: how seed predators and pathogens contribute to sex-differential reproductive success in a gynodioecious plant.

scientific article published in March 2002

Orchid diversity: an evolutionary consequence of deception?

scientific article published on 23 June 2005

PATTERNS OF REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN MEDITERRANEAN DECEPTIVE ORCHIDS

scientific article published on 01 October 2007

Patterns of host-plant choice in bees of the genus Chelostoma: the constraint hypothesis of host-range evolution in bees

scientific article published on 18 September 2008

Patterns of molecular evolution in dioecious and non-dioecious Silene

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Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 October 2009-30 November 2009.

scientific article published on 20 January 2010

Phenotypic effects of salt and heat stress over three generations in Arabidopsis thaliana

scientific article published on 14 November 2013

Phylogeny and biogeography of bees of the tribe Osmiini (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae).

scientific article published on 16 July 2008

Phylogeography and host race differentiation in the European mistletoe (Viscum album L.).

scientific article published in May 2009

Phylogeography of native ploidy levels and invasive tetraploids of Solidago gigantea

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Plant centromeric retrotransposons: a structural and cytogenetic perspective

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Pollen competition as an asymmetric reproductive barrier between two closely related Silene species

scientific article published on 3 August 2009

Population genomic evidence for plant glacial survival in Scandinavia

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Population genomic footprints of selection and associations with climate in natural populations of Arabidopsis halleri from the Alps

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Postpollination changes in floral odor in Silene latifolia: adaptive mechanisms for seed-predator avoidance?

scientific article published on 29 June 2006

Publisher Correction: Low genetic variation is associated with low mutation rate in the giant duckweed

scientific article published on 16 April 2019

QTL analysis of intraspecific differences between two Silene vulgaris ecotypes

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Reproductive versus floral isolation among morphologically similar Serapias L. species (Orchidaceae).

scientific article published on 23 December 2004

Rescue of Fructose-Induced Metabolic Syndrome by Antibiotics or Faecal Transplantation in a Rat Model of Obesity

scientific article published on 5 August 2015

Review. The genic view of plant speciation: recent progress and emerging questions.

scientific article published on September 2008

Searching for gene flow from cultivated to wild strawberries in Central Europe

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Sequencing of the genus Arabidopsis identifies a complex history of nonbifurcating speciation and abundant trans-specific polymorphism.

scientific article published on 18 July 2016

Sex is determined by XY chromosomes across the radiation of dioecious Nepenthes pitcher plants

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Silene as a model system in ecology and evolution

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Structure and evolution of Apetala3, a sex-linked gene in Silene latifolia

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Survey of repetitive sequences in Silene latifolia with respect to their distribution on sex chromosomes.

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Teosinte in Europe - Searching for the Origin of a Novel Weed

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The genetic architecture necessary for transgressive segregation is common in both natural and domesticated populations

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The role of chromosomal rearrangements in the evolution of Silene latifolia sex chromosomes

scientific article published on 2 August 2007

The roles of genetic drift and natural selection in quantitative trait divergence along an altitudinal gradient in Arabidopsis thaliana

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The strength of reproductive isolation in two hybridizing food-deceptive orchid species.

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Transgene expression and Bt protein content in transgenic Bt maize (MON810) under optimal and stressful environmental conditions

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Transmembrane transport and stress response genes play an important role in adaptation of Arabidopsis halleri to metalliferous soils

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Variation in growth and defence traits among plant populations at different elevations: Implications for adaptation to climate change

scientific article published on 22 March 2019

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