Reproduction at the extremes: Pseudovivipary, hybridization and genetic mosaicism in Posidonia australis (Posidoniaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 237-247

  Sinclair, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Statton, John ^a   Hovey, Renae ^a   Anthony, Janet M ^a,b   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a,b,c   Kendrick, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b King Park and Botanic Gardens   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

clonality; evolution; genetic mosaicism; heat wave; hybridization; Posidonia australis; Pseudovivipary; reproduction; salinity; seagrass; seed abortion; somatic mutation

Indexed keywords

CLONAL ORGANISM; EVOLUTION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOME; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLOIDY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHONDRICHTHYES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS; POSIDONIACEAE;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALISMATALES; ALLELE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; INFLORESCENCE; MOSAICISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALISMATIDAE; ALLELES; GENETIC VARIATION; INFLORESCENCE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOSAICISM; REPRODUCTION; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84962249715     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcv162     Document Type: Article

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