Consequences of intraspecific competition and environmental variation for selection in the mustard Sinapsis arvensis: Contrasting ecological and evolutionary perspectives

American Naturalist

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 736-752

  Stanton, M L ^a   Thiede, D A ^a   Roy, B A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Environmental stress; Opportunity for selection; Plant life history evolution; Selection differential; Selection gradient

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY; NATURAL SELECTION;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA;

EID: 11944270429     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425331     Document Type: Review

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