Changes in allozyme frequencies in Festuca ovina populations after a 9-year nutrient/water experiment

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 331-347

  Prentice, Honor C ^a   Lönn, Mikael ^b   Lager, Helena ^a,c   Rosén, Ejvind ^b   Van Der Maarel, Eddy ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allele habitat associations; Fertilization; Grassland; Selection; Vegetation height

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALLOENZYME; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; FESTUCA OVINA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIANCE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT; MODEL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL MOISTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ALLOZYME; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMORPHISM;

FESTUCA OVINA;

EID: 0343618396     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2000.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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