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Genotype × environment interactions associated with temperature were shown to occur in populations of L. corniculatus. The effects were related to the genetic structure of the populations. We were able to show, however, that cold temperature does not act directly as a selective agent on the polymorphism of cyanogenesis in L. corniculatus.
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Ellis, W., Keymer, R. & Jones, D. The effect of temperature on the polymorphism of cyanogenesis in Lotus corniculatus L.. Heredity 38, 339–347 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.1977.96
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