Land use affects flowering time: Seasonal and genetic differentiation in the grassland plant scabiosa columbaria

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 753-764

  Reisch, Christoph ^a   Poschlod, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcareous grasslands; Flowering time; Genetic diversity; Land use; Phenology; Selection

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; DICOTYLEDON; ECOTYPE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GRAZING; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MOWING; PHENOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

DIPSACACEAE; SCABIOSA COLUMBARIA;

EID: 70350717583     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-008-9270-4     Document Type: Article

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