Conflicting selection on the timing of germination in a natural population of Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 193-199

  Akiyama, R ^a,b,c   Agren J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Conflicting selection; Fecundity; Field experiment; Fitness; Life history evolution; Survival; Timing of germination

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; FITNESS; GERMINATION; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELECTION; SURVIVORSHIP;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; REPRODUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; GERMINATION; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84891629197     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12293     Document Type: Article

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