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Title:		"Signals of speciation: volatile organic compounds resolve closely related sagebrush taxa, suggesting their importance in evolution"
Author(s):		Jaeger DM; Runyon JB; Richardson BA;
Address:		"USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 735 N. 500 East, Provo, UT, 84606, USA. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 1648 S. 7th Avenue, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA"
Journal Title:		New Phytol
Year:		2016
Volume:		20160426
Issue:		4
Page Number:		1393 - 1401
DOI:		10.1111/nph.13982
ISSN/ISBN:		1469-8137 (Electronic) 0028-646X (Linking)
Abstract:		"Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play important roles in the environmental adaptation and fitness of plants. Comparison of the qualitative and quantitative differences in VOCs among closely related taxa and assessing the effects of environment on their emissions are important steps to deducing VOC function and evolutionary importance. Headspace VOCs from five taxa of sagebrush (Artemisia, subgenus Tridentatae) growing in two common gardens were collected and analyzed using GC-MS. Of the 74 total VOCs emitted, only 15 were needed to segregate sagebrush taxa using Random Forest analysis with a low error of 4%. All but one of these 15 VOCs showed qualitative differences among taxa. Ordination of results showed strong clustering that reflects taxonomic classification. Random Forest identified five VOCs that classify based on environment (2% error), which do not overlap with the 15 VOCs that segregated taxa. We show that VOCs can discriminate closely related species and subspecies of Artemisia, which are difficult to define using molecular markers or morphology. Thus, it appears that changes in VOCs either lead the way or follow closely behind speciation in this group. Future research should explore the functions of VOCs, which could provide further insights into the evolution of sagebrushes"
Keywords:		Artemisia/*metabolism *Biological Evolution Environment *Genetic Speciation Geography Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Artemisia tridentata Gc-ms Random Forest common garden dynamic headspace plant volatiles;
Notes:		"MedlineJaeger, Deidre M Runyon, Justin B Richardson, Bryce A eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. England 2016/04/27 New Phytol. 2016 Sep; 211(4):1393-401. doi: 10.1111/nph.13982. Epub 2016 Apr 26"