Genetic variation promotes long-term coexistence of brassica nigra and its competitors

American Naturalist

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Lankau, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brassica nigra; Genetic correlation; Glucosinolate; Neutral theory; Niche theory; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CORRELATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; NICHE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WEED;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRASSICA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSTARD PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BRASSICA NIGRA;

EID: 70149110220     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/600083     Document Type: Article

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