Genetic introgression from distant provenances reduces fitness in local weed populations

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 647-659

  Keller, M ^a   Kollmann, J ^a,b   Edwards, P J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epistasis; Heterosis; Mortality; Outbreeding depression; Plant biomass

Indexed keywords

BACKCROSSING; BIODIVERSITY; EPISTASIS; FLOWER; GERMANY; HETEROSIS; HUNGARY; HYBRID; INTROGRESSION; SEED; SURVIVAL; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; INTROGRESSION; SEEDING; WEED;

AGROSTEMMA GITHAGO; PAPAVER RHOEAS; SILENE ALBA;

EID: 0033837359     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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