Correlated response in plasticity to selection for early flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2280-2288

  Springate, D A ^a   Scarcelli, N ^b   Rowntree, J ^c   Kover, P X ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genotype by environment variance; Phenotypic plasticity; Selection

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLOWERING; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT BREEDING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FLOWER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TIME;

ARABIDOPSIS; BREEDING; FLOWERS; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SELECTION, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 80052620506     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02360.x     Document Type: Article

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