Rare genotype advantage promotes survival and genetic diversity of a tropical palm

Summary Negative density dependence, where survival decreases as density increases, is a well‐established driver of species diversity at the community level, but the degree to which a similar process might act on the density or frequency of genotypes within a single plant species to maintain genetic diversity has not been well studied in natural systems. In this study, we determined the maternal genotype of naturally dispersed seeds of the palm...