外文摘要：PremisePlant functional traits are often used to describe the spectra of ecological strategies used by different species. Here, we demonstrate a machine learning approach for identifying the traits that contribute most to interspecific phenotypic divergence in a multivariate trait space.MethodsDescriptive and predictive machine learning approaches were applied to trait data for the genus Helianthus, including random forest and gradient boosting machine classifiers and recursive feature elimination. These approaches were applied at the genus level as well as within each of the three major clades within the genus to examine the variability in the major axes of trait divergence in three independent species radiations.ResultsMachine learning models were able to predict species identity from functional traits with high accuracy, and differences in functional trait importance were observed between the genus and clade levels indicating different axes of phenotypic divergence.ConclusionsApplying machine learning approaches to identify divergent traits can provide insights into the predictability or repeatability of evolution through the comparison of parallel diversifications of clades within a genus. These approaches can be implemented in a range of contexts across basic and applied plant science from interspecific divergence to intraspecific variation across time, space, and environmental conditions.
外文关键词：random forest;Gradient Boosting Machine;feature selection;ecophysiology;Helianthus;multidimensional
作者：Majumder, Sambadi;Mason, Chase M
作者单位：Univ Alabama;Univ Cent Florida;Univ British Columbia Okanagan
期刊名称：APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCES
期刊影响因子：0.0
出版年份：2024
出版刊次：12（5）
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