Clonal integration in Ranunculus reptans: By-product or adaptation?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 237-248

  Van Kleunen, M ^a   Fischer, M ^a   Schmid, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Clonal growth; Genetic variation; Physical integration; Physiological integration; Ranunculus reptans; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLONAL INTEGRATION; CLONE; ENVIRONMENT; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPIC VARIATION; GROWTH; RAMET; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION; CLONAL GROWTH; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; HERB; RAMET;

RANUNCULUS REPENS;

EID: 0033999896     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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