Experimental evolution in Chlamydomonas II. Genetic variation in strongly contrasted environments

Heredity

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 498-506

  Bell, Graham ^a   Reboud, Xavier ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

autotroph vs. heterotroph; Chlamydomonas; correlated response; cost of adaptation; fitness; genetic variance; selection experiment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOMONAS;

ADAPTATION; ALGAE; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIANCE; GENETIC VARIATION;

EID: 0030613368     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.1997.78     Document Type: Article

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