Experimental evolution in Chlamydomonas. I. Short-term selection in uniform and diverse environments

Heredity

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 490-497

  Bell, Graham A C ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas; environmental heterogeneity; experimental evolution; genetic variation; selection

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDOMONAS;

ALGAE; ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY; EVOLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; SELECTION;

EID: 0030613371     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6881220     Document Type: Article

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