Fluctuating asymmetry in central and marginal populations of Lychnis viscaria in relation to genetic and environmental factors

Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1285-1292

  Siikamäki, Pirkko ^a,b   Lammi, Antti ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b Finland's Environmental Administration   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Developmental instability; Environmental stress; Fluctuating asymmetry; Genetic stress; Lychnis viscaria; Marginal populations; Population size

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOWER; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; LYCHNIS; LYCHNIS VISCARIA; SILENE;

EID: 0031762465     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1998.tb02010.x     Document Type: Article

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