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TY - CONF AU - Gray, Alan J. ED - Huntley, Brian ED - Cramer, Wolfgang ED - Morgan, Alan V. ED - Prentice, Honor C. ED - Allen, Judy R. M. PY - 1997 DA - 1997// TI - Climate change and the reproductive biology of higher plants BT - Past and Future Rapid Environmental Changes SP - 371 EP - 380 PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg CY - Berlin, Heidelberg AB - If there is to be an evolutionary response among plant populations to climate change, three necessary conditions must apply. First, climate, or some aspect of climate, must be capable of exerting a selective effect. Secondly, there must be variation in traits which affects the fitness of their possessors when this selective effect is applied. Thirdly, this variation must be heritable. These conditions will empower, but not guarantee, an evolutionary response. SN - 978-3-642-60599-4 ID - 10.1007/978-3-642-60599-4_28 ER -