Local adaptation and non-genetic maternal effects among three populations of Crepis sancta (Asteraceae)

Ecoscience

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 223-229

  Imbert, Éric ^a   Escarré, José ^a   Lepart, Jacques ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Colonisation; Environmental heterogeneity; Mediterranean old fields; Secondary succession; Seed size

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MATERNAL EFFECT; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SEED SIZE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ASTERACEAE; CREPIS; CREPIS SANCTA; DICOTYLEDONEAE;

EID: 0033370045     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1999.11682523     Document Type: Article

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