Sex ratio variation in gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica: Effects of population size and geographic location

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1396-1405

  Caruso, C M ^a   Case, A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gynodioecy; Lobelia siphilitica; Natural selection; Population size; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

FOUNDER EFFECT; GENETIC DRIFT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GYNODIOECY; HERB; HERBIVORY; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION SIZE; PREDATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEX RATIO; SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; LOBELIA; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS;

GENETICS, POPULATION; LOBELIA; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; SELECTION (GENETICS);

LOBELIA; LOBELIA SIPHILITICA;

EID: 34250770478     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01361.x     Document Type: Article

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