Selection on seedling emergence timing and size in an annual plant, Helianthus annuus (common sunflower, Asteraceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 975-985

  Mercer, Kristin L ^a   Alexander, Helen M ^b   Snow, Allison A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive; Common sunflower; Evolution; Fitness; Genetic variation; Life history; Seedling emergence; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; DICOTYLEDON; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; PROBABILITY; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FLOWER; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SEEDLING; SUNFLOWER; TIME;

BODY SIZE; FLOWERS; HELIANTHUS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SEASONS; SEEDLING; SELECTION, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS;

ASTERACEAE; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS;

EID: 84858429569     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000408     Document Type: Article

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