Evolutionary Rescue Of Sexual And Asexual Populations In A Deteriorating Environment

Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3508-3518

  Lachapelle, Josianne ^a   Bell, Graham ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Chlamydomonas; Experimental evolution; Genetic variation; Recombination; Salt stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; GREEN ALGA; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDICTION; RECOMBINATION; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SALT TOLERANCE;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; GENETIC VARIATION; REPRODUCTION; SALT-TOLERANCE; SELECTION, GENETIC;

CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII;

EID: 84868125583     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01697.x     Document Type: Article

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