Genetic assembly rules and community phenotypes

Randy K. Bangert; Thomas G. Whitham

doi:10.1007/s10682-006-9135-7

Genetic assembly rules and community phenotypes

Randy K. Bangert, Thomas G. Whitham

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We present a conceptual construct for a genetic based community assembly rule where the genetic composition of a host plant, or resource, affects the structure of the dependent community. This is related to a genetic similarity rule that states that host plants with similar genetic compositions are hosts to similar arthropod communities. We present preliminary data from the Populus system to support this concept. We review the recent literature to evaluate the current state of the assembly rule concept and interpret a set of previous studies in the context of a genetic assembly rule. We suggest that by incorporating this concept into community ecology we can begin to bring an evolutionary perspective to this discipline.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	549-560
Number of pages	12
Journal	Evolutionary Ecology
Volume	21
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-006-9135-7
State	Published - Jul 2007

Keywords

Assembly rules
Community ecology
Genetic-based traits
Populus

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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