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Chromosomal inversion and adaptive ecotype formation.
The coastal perennial ecotype of the yellow monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus, near Duncan's Landing in Northern California is shown above. In M. guttatus, a geographically widespread chromosomal inversion is involved in local adaptation and consequent reproductive isolation between annual and perennial ecotypes (see Lowry and Willis, e1000500), including the one featured in this photo.
Image Credit: David Lowry
Citation: (2010) PLoS Biology Issue Image | Vol. 8(9) September 2010. PLoS Biol 8(9): ev08.i09. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pbio.v08.i09
Published: September 28, 2010
Copyright: © 2010 David Lowry. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
The coastal perennial ecotype of the yellow monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus, near Duncan's Landing in Northern California is shown above. In M. guttatus, a geographically widespread chromosomal inversion is involved in local adaptation and consequent reproductive isolation between annual and perennial ecotypes (see Lowry and Willis, e1000500), including the one featured in this photo.
Image Credit: David Lowry