Genetic diversity of a dominant C4 grass is altered with increased precipitation variability

Oecologia

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 571-581

  Avolio, Meghan L ^a   Beaulieu, Jeremy M ^a   Smith, Melinda D ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

AFLP; Andropogon gerardii; Dice dissimilarity; Dominant species; Genotypic structure

Indexed keywords

C4 PLANT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DOMINANCE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLYMORPHISM; PRAIRIE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII;

EID: 84872602180     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-012-2427-4     Document Type: Article

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