Comparing variational properties of homologous floral and vegetative characters in Dalechampia scandens: Testing the Berg hypothesis

Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 86-98

  Hansen, Thomas F ^a,b   Pélabon, Christophe ^c   Armbruster, W Scott ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Berg Hypothesis; Dalechampia scandens; Developmental stability; Genetic variance; Modularity; Phenotypic integration

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; DALECHAMPIA SCANDENS;

EID: 36248931897     PISSN: 00713260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11692-007-9006-3     Document Type: Article

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