Experimental alteration of DNA methylation affects the phenotypic plasticity of ecologically relevant traits in Arabidopsis thaliana

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 541-553

  Bossdorf, Oliver ^a   Arcuri, Davide ^b   Richards, Christina L ^c   Pigliucci, Massimo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

5 azacytidine; Arabidopsis thaliana; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Natural variation; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DNA; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; METHYLATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RELATEDNESS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 77952615670     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-010-9372-7     Document Type: Article

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