Genetic structure of a foundation species: Scaling community phenotypes from the individual to the region

Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-131

  Bangert, R K ^a   Lonsdorf, E V ^a,b   Wimp, G M ^a,c   Shuster, S M ^a   Fischer, D ^a,d   Schweitzer, J A ^a,e   Allan, G J ^a   Bailey, J K ^a,e   Whitham, T G ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lincoln Park Zoo ^*  (United States)

^c University of Maryland   (United States)

^d EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community phenotype; Community scaling; Foundation species; Genetic scaling; Genetic area and species area curves; Genetic based traits

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RIPARIAN ZONE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ASPEN; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; SHORT SURVEY; TREE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; POPULUS; TREES;

ARTHROPODA; POPULUS;

EID: 38549102469     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800914     Document Type: Short Survey

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