Ecological amplitude in Silene nutans in relation to allozyme variation at the western margin of its distribution

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-260

  Van Rossum, Fabienne ^a,b   Meerts, Pierre ^a   Gratia, Emmanuelle ^a   Tanghe, Martin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Allelic frequency; CCA; Edaphic ecotype; Ellenberg indicator value; Niche; Population differentiation; Soil variable; Vegetation composition

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE; EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARAPATRY;

BELGIUM;

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; SILENE; SILENE NUTANS;

EID: 0033117827     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3237146     Document Type: Article

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