Genetic variance and covariance for physiological traits in Lobelia: Are there constraints on adaptive evolution?

Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 826-837

  Caruso, Christina M ^a,b,c   Maherali, Hafiz ^b,c   Mikulyuk, Alison ^a,d   Carlson, Kjarstin ^a,e   Jackson, Robert B ^b  

^a GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d University of Nebraska Lincoln ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic correlations; Heritability; Lobelia cardinalis; Lobelia siphilitica; Photosynthetic gas exchange; Quantitative genetics; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; GAS EXCHANGE; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; NATURAL SELECTION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CARDINALIS; LOBELIA; LOBELIA CARDINALIS; LOBELIA SIPHILITICA;

EID: 17844383749     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2005.tb01756.x     Document Type: Article

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