Quantitative genetics of floral traits in a gynodioecious wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana: Implications for the independent evolution of female and hermaphrodite floral phenotypes

Heredity

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 733-741

  Ashman, Tia Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Floral traits; Fragaria virginiana; Genetic correlation; Gynodioecy; Heritability; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

DIMORPHISM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIANCE; HERITABILITY; HERMAPHRODITISM; MATING SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWER; GYNODIOECY; PHENOTYPE;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCTION; ROSALES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EMBRYOPHYTA; FRAGARIA VIRGINIANA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 0033403443     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2540.1999.00639.x     Document Type: Article

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