Developmental plasticity, genetic assimilation, and the evolutionary diversification of sexual expression in Solanum

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1050-1060

  Diggle, Pamela K ^a   Miller, Jill S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Andromonoecy; Assimilation; Phenotypic plasticity; Sexual expression; Solanaceae; Solanum

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANDROMONOECY; ARTICLE; ASSIMILATION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL EXPRESSION; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM;

ANDROMONOECY; ASSIMILATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEXUAL EXPRESSION; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; REPRODUCTION; SOLANUM;

ACANTHOPHORA; SOLANACEAE; SOLANUM;

EID: 84878892016     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200647     Document Type: Article

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