Genes affecting phenotypic plasticity in Arabidopsis: Pleiotropic effects and reproductive fitness of photomorphogenic mutants

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 551-562

  Pigliucci, M ^a,b   Schmitt, J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Candidate genes; Mutants; Phenotypic plasticity; Photomorphogenesis; Shade avoidance

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0032968549     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00057.x     Document Type: Article

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