Within-genotype epigenetic variation enables broad niche width in a flower living yeast

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2559-2561

  Schrey, A W ^a   Richards, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; epigenetics; fungi; MS AFLP; niche theory; phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA METHYLATION; FLOWER; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METSCHNIKOWIA; MICROBIOLOGY; NECTAR;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FLOWERS; METSCHNIKOWIA; PLANT NECTAR;

FUNGI;

EID: 84861536366     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05487.x     Document Type: Article

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