The effects of pathogen infection and mutation on life-history characters in Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 460-470

  Peters, A D ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Mutation; Parasitism; Sexual reproduction; Synergism

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUTATION; PATHOGEN;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 0033006753     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00053.x     Document Type: Article

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