Variation in seed characters in Nemophila menziesii: Evidence of a genetic basis for maternal effect

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1445-1456

  Byers, Diane L ^a   Platenkamp, Gerrit A J ^b,c   Shaw, Ruth G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Jones and Stokes   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio model; Diallel; Germination time; Juvenile traits; Maternal effects; Maximum likelihood; Quantitative genetics; Seed mass

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HYDROPHYLLACEAE; NEMOPHILA MENZIESII;

EID: 0030727013     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb01468.x     Document Type: Article

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