Experimental evolution of heterotrophy in a green alga

Evolution

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 468-476

  Bell, Graham ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetate flagellate; Adaptation; Autotrophy; Chlamydomonas; Experimental evolution; Fitness; Heterotrophy; Mixotrophy; Responsiveness

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; GREEN ALGA; HETEROTROPHY; LABORATORY METHOD; MIXOTROPHY; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SUBSTRATE;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; HETEROTROPHY; LIGHT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CHLOROPHYTA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC SPECIATION; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; LIGHT; PHENOTYPE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLOROPHYTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES);

EID: 84873059776     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01782.x     Document Type: Article

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