Genetic basis and consequences of niche construction: Plasticity-induced genetic constraints on the evolution of seed dispersal in Arabidopsis thaliana

American Naturalist

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 537-550

  Donohue, Kathleen ^a,b   Polisetty, Chandra R ^b   Wender, Naomi J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary constraints; Habitat choice; Habitat selection; Maternal effects; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; MATERNAL EFFECT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEED DISPERSAL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; SEEDS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 15944402382     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/429162     Document Type: Article

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