Suboptimal timing of reproduction in Lobelia inflata may be a conservative bet-hedging strategy

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-243

  Simons, A M ^a   Johnston, M O ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bolting; Conservative bet hedging; Environmental uncertainty; Flowering behaviour; Life history evolution; Optimality; Phenotypic manipulation; Phenotypic plasticity; Timing of reproduction

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY; ANGIOSPERM; BET-HEDGING; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY; SIZE AT MATURITY;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC SELECTION; LOBELIA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; LOBELIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); TIME FACTORS;

LOBELIA; LOBELIA INFLATA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0037369755     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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