The neighborhood matters: Effects of neighbor number and sibling (or kin) competition on floral traits in Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae)

Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2406-2413

  Delesalle, Véronique A ^a   Mazer, Susan J ^b  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender expression; Genetic diversity; Neighbor effects; Sex allocation; Sibling competition; Spergularia marina

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NEAREST NEIGHBOR ANALYSIS; POPULATION GENETICS; SEX ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; SPERGULARIA MARINA;

EID: 0036963873     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2002.tb00166.x     Document Type: Article

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