Detecting local adaptation in widespread grassland species – the importance of scale and local plant community
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ARMIN BISCHOFF, LISÈLE CRÉMIEUX, MARIE SMILAUEROVA, CLARE S. LAWSON, SIMON R. MORTIMER, JIRI DOLEZAL, VOJTECH LANTA, ANDREW R. EDWARDS, ALEX J. BROOK, MIRKA MACEL, JAN LEPS, THOMAS STEINGER and HEINZ MÜLLER-SCHÄRER 1 University of Fribourg, Department of Biology, Unit of Ecology and Evolution, Chemin du musée 10, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland, University of South Bohemia, Branisovska 31, CZ-37005 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, University of Reading, Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, Earley Gate, PO Box 237, Reading, RG6 6AR, UK
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