Ploidy level and genome size of locally adapted populations of Silene ciliata across an altitudinal gradient

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 298, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 139-146

  García Fernández, Alfredo ^a   Iriondo, J M ^a   Vallès, Joan ^b   Orellana, Juan ^c   Escudero, Adrián ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitude gradient; Genome size; Ploidy level; Silene ciliata

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; SILENE;

EID: 84855303215     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-011-0530-3     Document Type: Article

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