Publications

Genomic signatures of adaptation in seed traits in the wild plant Brassica incana 

Laccetti, L.*, Carta, A., Barone, Lumaga M.R., Frachon, L., Scopece, G. 

Communications Biology, 8, 1225. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08673-w 

Linking within- and among-population variation in early plant performance reveals the potential for persistence in novel edaphic environments in fragmented populations of the Mediterranean cliff carnation Dianthus rupicola 

Laccetti, L., Salbitani, G., Santorufo, L., Maisto, G., Carfagna, S., Scopece, G. 

Plant and soil, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07714-x 

The consequences of flower colour polymorphism on the reproductive success of a Neotropical deceptive orchid

Arida, B. L., Pinheiro, F., Laccetti, L., Camargo, M. G. G., Freitas, A. V. L., Scopece, G. 

Plant Biology, 27(4), 515–527. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70020 

Among- and within-population variation in germination response shapes ecological resilience in the Mediterranean cliff species Brassica incana

Laccetti, L.*, Cruz-Tejada, D., Mo, A., Carta, A., Scopece, G. 

Annals of Botany, 135(3), 451–462. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae172

Urbanization affects population connectivity, reproductive success and phenotypic traits in the Mediterranean cliff species Brassica incana (Brassicaceae). 

Laccetti, L., Frachon, L., Arrigo, L., Scopece, G. 

Urban forestry & Urban greening, 104, 128627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128627 

How to survive on Mediterranean coastal cliffs: tolerance to seawater in early life-cycle stages in Brassica incana Ten. (Brassicaceae)

Laccetti, L., Salbitani, G., Barone Lumaga, M.R., Bossa, R., Cerasuolo, P., Loreto, F., Manna, M., Carfagna, S., Scopece, G. 

Plant Biology, 26(6), 977–988. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13693 

Plant conservation in the Mesoamerican biodiversity hotspot: a case study on the Piper genus in Veracruz (Mexico)

Carmona-Hernández, O., Laccetti, L., De Jesus Martínez Hernández, M., Luna Rodríguez, M., Del Socorro Fernández, M., Guerrero Analco, J.A., Asselin, H., Scopece, G., Lozada-García, A.J. 

Tropical Ecology, 64(2), 324–336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-022-00271-9

Linking intraspecific genome size variation to phenotypic selection on target traits 

Laccetti, L.*, Petrone-Mendoza, E., Cafasso, D. Cristaudo, A., Pinheiro, F., Scopece, G. 

The effect of biogeographic origin on the adaptive trajectories of plants in urban environments 

Stojanova, B., Laccetti, L.*, Aavik, T., Cortis, P., Fumo, F., Møller, C., Münzbergová, Z., Průšová, M., Rosche, C., Sõber, V., Valdaru, E., Pellegrino, G., Scopece, G. 

The insurgence of strong hybrid seed inviability explains the initial phases of divergence in the rapidly evolving Dianthus rupicola complex 

Laccetti, L.*, Cafasso, D. Cristaudo, A., Santos Leal, B. S., Pena Bento, J. P. B., Sampaio Mayer, J. L., Pinheiro, F., Scopece, G.