Genome material costs and functional tradeoffs in the autopolyploid Solidago gigantea (Giant Goldenrod) series.

Collectively we found that NP material costs increase with ploidy-level but that material-cost-constraints might be lessened by organismal resource allocation/investment mechanisms that can also alter ecological dynamics and selection. Our results enhance mechanistic understanding of how global increases in nutrients might provide a release from material-cost-constraints in polyploids that could impact ploidy (or GS)-specific performances, cytogeographic patterning, and multispecies community structuring. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.