Phenotypic selection and population differentiation in relation to habitat heterogeneity in Arrhenatherum elatius (Poaceae)

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 829-840

  Petit, Christophe ^a,b   Thompson, John D ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Environmental variation; Marginal vs. central habitats; Natural selection; Shading

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISPERSAL; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; HABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GROWTH; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; SEED DEVELOPMENT; TETRAPLOIDY;

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GRASS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ARRHENATHERUM ELATIUS;

EID: 0031765005     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1998.8650829.x     Document Type: Article

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