Selection on flowering time and floral display in an alpine and a lowland population of Arabidopsis lyrata

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 558-567

  Sandring, S ^a   Riihimaki M A ^b   Savolainen, O ^b   Agren J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis lyrata; Floral display; Flowering time; Herbivory; Phenology; Plant animal interaction; Selection analysis

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DICOTYLEDON; FITNESS; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWERING; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; HERB; HERBIVORY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOLOGY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PERIODICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; PERIODICITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS LYRATA;

EID: 33847012074     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01260.x     Document Type: Article

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