Adaptive divergence in seed color camouflage in contrasting soil environments

New Phytologist

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1311-1320

  Porter, Stephanie S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Adaptive divergence; Camouflage; Color; Ecotype; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DIGITAL IMAGE; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC VARIATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PIGMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEED; SEED PREDATION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL COLOR;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FABACEAE; GENETIC SELECTION; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SOIL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; COLOR; ENVIRONMENT; FABACEAE; GEOGRAPHY; SEEDS; SELECTION, GENETIC; SOIL;

ACMISPON;

EID: 84873267120     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12110     Document Type: Article

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