Phenotypic constraints and community structure: Linking trade-offs within and among species

Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3149-3165

  Angert, Amy L ^a   Kimball, Sarah ^b   Peterson, Megan ^c   Huxman, Travis E ^b   Venable, David L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Community assembly; G matrix; Genetic correlation; Growth rate; Stress tolerance; Water use efficiency; Winter annual plants

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; BIOTA; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS;

ASTERACEAE; BIOTA; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION;

EID: 84911385931     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evo.12514     Document Type: Article

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