Testing for adaptation to climate in Arabidopsis thaliana: A calibrated common garden approach

Annals of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 529-536

  Rutter, Matthew T ^a   Fenster, Charles B ^a  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Climate; Common garden; Ecotypes; Local adaptation; Natural variation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE VARIATION; ECOTYPE; FITNESS; GARDEN; LIFE HISTORY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; TESTING METHOD; TRANSPLANTATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARABIDOPSIS; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE; GENOTYPE; MARYLAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247877597     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl282     Document Type: Article

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