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Trait variation in changing environments : assessing the role of DNA methylation in non-native plant species / von Silvia Eckert ; Gutachter*in(nen): Jasmin Radha Joshi, Walter Durka, Susanne Lachmuth ; Betreuer*in(nen): Jasmin Radha Joshi, Mark van Kleunen, Ewald Weber

Joshi, Jasmin *1968-* [AkademischeR BetreuerIn] ; Durka, Walter [AkademischeR BetreuerIn] ; Lachmuth, Susanne *1979-* [AkademischeR BetreuerIn] ; Kleunen, Mark van *1973-* [AkademischeR BetreuerIn] ; Weber, Ewald *1960-* [AkademischeR BetreuerIn]

Englisch

Potsdam, [2022?]

VIII, 134 Seiten, Seite IX - CXXX : Illustrationen, Diagramme

kumulative Dissertation

Übersetzung des Haupttitels: Merkmalsvariation in sich verändernden Umgebungen: Bewertung der Rolle der DNA-Methylierung bei nicht einheimischen Pflanzenarten

Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe- Trait variation in changing environments. - Potsdam, 2022. - 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 134 Seiten, Seite IX - CXXX, 7195 KB)

Dissertation, Universität Potsdam, 2022, kumulative Dissertation

The increasing introduction of non-native plant species may pose a threat to local biodiversity. However, the basis of successful plant invasion is not conclusively understood, especially since these plant species can adapt to the new range within a short period of time despite impoverished genetic diversity of the starting populations. In this context, DNA methylation is considered promising to explain successful adaptation mechanisms in the new habitat. DNA methylation is a heritable variation in gene expression without changing the underlying genetic information. Thus, DNA methylation is considered a so-called epigenetic mechanism, but has been studied in mainly clonally reproducing plant species or genetic model plants. An understanding of this epigenetic mechanism in the context of non-native, predominantly sexually reproducing plant species might help to expand knowledge in biodiversity research on the interaction between plants and their habitats and, based on this, may enable more precise measures in conservation biology. For ...

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