Correlated patterns of variation in phenology and seed production in populations of two annual grasses along an aridity gradient

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 381-393

  Volis, Sergei ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Comparative approach; Local adaptation; Population differentiation; Seed size number trade off

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; ARIDITY; FLOWERING; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; HERITABILITY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PHENOLOGY; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SIZE; TRADE-OFF;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

AVENA STERILIS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. SPONTANEUM; POACEAE;

EID: 34248145534     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-006-9108-x     Document Type: Article

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