Laboratory of Evolutionary Ecology

Why are highland plants chemically distinct? Find out in our new paper by Martin and Terka!

9/2/2022

Plants produce an astonishing diversity of chemical compounds that help them to cope with various types of stress. Here we used willows growing along an elevational gradient to compare various aspects of chemical diversity among plants exposed to different environmental conditions.

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