Genetics of sex ratio variation among natural populations of a dioecious plant

Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-62

  Taylor, Douglas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic conflict; Population structure; Sex ratio; Silene alba

Indexed keywords

GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SEX RATIO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SILENE; SILENE ALBA; SILENE LATIFOLIA SUBSP. ALBA;

EID: 0033002056     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb05332.x     Document Type: Article

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