Ecotypic Differentiation in Otago Populations of Narrowleaved Snow Tussock, Chionochloa rigida
Ecotypic Differentiation in Otago Populations of Narrowleaved Snow Tussock, Chionochloa rigida
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窄叶雪草丛、硬草根奥塔哥种群的生态型分化
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10.1080/0028825x.1965.10429021
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1965
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A. Mark
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作者:
A. Mark
Summary The transplanting of segments of mature tussocks reciprocally between four field sites and also to a garden in a milder forest climate has shown that an interplay of genetic and environmental differences determines most of the variation between populations. Some of the genetically controlled morphological differences appear to have no survival value and are probably the result of correlated responses to the selective effect of the environment on the genetic system controlling growth. Genctic variation that is adaptive is displayed in the response to temperature of floral induction, and in the adjustment of flowering time and growth periods. It appears that some altitudinal variation within the species is ccoclinal, but the results based on only four populations suggest the presence of a distinct high-altitude ecotype of short tussocks above about 1,500 m. Populations arc variable with potential for further adjustment, but this must inevitably be slow because of longevity of tussocks, infrequent fl...