Arabidopsis Tolerance to herbivory: Arabidopsis BioCON evolutionary study

We know a lot about the potential ecological effects of increasing concentrations to atmospheric CO2; however, we know relatively little about whether increased concentrations will also affect evolution. In collaboration with Jennifer Lau (KBS and Michigan State University), Peter Reich (U of MN Forestry) and Ruth Shaw (U of MN EEB) we are using a combination traditional quantitative genetic and QTL approaches to determine the effect elevated CO2 has on; patterns of selection, responses to selection, and the genetic basis of phenotypic variation.目前我们已较为全面地掌握了大气二氧化碳（CO₂）浓度升高的潜在生态效应，但对于该浓度升高是否也会影响生物演化，相关认知仍相对有限。我们与珍妮弗·劳（Jennifer Lau，KBS与密歇根州立大学）、彼得·赖希（Peter Reich，明尼苏达大学林学院）以及露丝·肖（Ruth Shaw，明尼苏达大学生态、进化与行为系）合作，结合传统数量遗传学与数量性状位点（Quantitative Trait Locus, QTL）研究方法，旨在探明大气CO₂浓度升高对以下三方面的影响：选择模式、选择响应，以及表型变异的遗传基础。