Within population genetic differentiation in traits affecting clonal growth: Festuca rubra in a mountain grassland

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 383-406

  Skalova H ^a   Pechackova S ^a   Suzuki, J ^b,c   Herben, T ^a   Hara, T ^b,c   Hadincova V ^a   Krahulec, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foraging; Plasticity; Reaction norms; Red fat red ratio; Rhizone architecture; Spatial spreading; Tillering; Tussock architecture

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA RUBRA; GENETTA; POACEAE;

CLONAL PLANT; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; MOUNTAIN GRASSLAND; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPATIAL SPREADING; TILLERING;

CZECH REPUBLIC, KRKONOSE MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030616357     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050031     Document Type: Article

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