Flower and cotyledon asymmetry in Brassica cretica: Genetic variation and relationships with fitness

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 690-698

  Rao, Guang Yuan ^a   Andersson, Stefan ^b   Widén, Björn ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brassica cretica; Developmental stability; Fitness; Fluctuating asymmetry; Heritability; Population variation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; FITNESS; FLORAL TRAIT; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA CRETICA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; COTYLEDON; FLOWER; GENE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; INBREEDING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRASSICA; COTYLEDON; FLOWERS; GENES, PLANT; INBREEDING; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0035999474     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb01380.x     Document Type: Article

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