Sex ratio and subdioecy in Fragaria virginiana: The roles of plasticity and gene flow examined

New Phytologist

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1058-1068

  Spigler, Rachel B ^a   Ashman, Tia Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Fragaria; Gene flow; Sex allocation; Sex ratio; Sex differential plasticity; Subdioecy

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; NITROGEN; PLANT DNA;

DIOECY; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FRUIT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLLEN; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEX ALLOCATION; SEX RATIO;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FRUIT; GENE FLOW; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; SOIL; STRAWBERRY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DNA, PLANT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; GENE FLOW; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NITROGEN; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX RATIO; SOIL;

FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA VIRGINIANA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA;

EID: 79955781840     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03657.x     Document Type: Article

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