Analysis of the relationship between allozyme heterozygosity and fitness in the rare Gentiana pneumonanthe L.
Analysis of the relationship between allozyme heterozygosity and fitness in the rare Gentiana pneumonanthe L.
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珍稀肺炎龙胆同种异位酶杂合度与适合度的关系分析。
DOI:
10.1046/j.1420-9101.1995.8060739.x
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发表时间:
1995
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
J. Den Nijs
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
J. Oostermeijer;M. W. Van Eijck;N. C. Van Leeuwen;J. Den Nijs
Especially for rare species occurring in small populations, which are prone to loss of genetic variation and inbreeding, detailed knowledge of the relationship between heterozygosity and fitness is generally lacking. After reporting on allozyme variation and fitness in relation to population size in the rare plant Gentiana pneumonanthe, we present a more detailed analysis of the association between heterozygosity and individual fitness. The aim of this study was to test whether increased fitness of more heterozygous individuals is explained best by the ‘inbreeding’ hypothesis or by the ‘overdominance’ hypothesis. Individual fitness was measured during 8 months of growth in the greenhouse as the performance for six life‐history parameters. PCA reduced these parameters to four main Fitness Components. Individual heterozygosity was scored for seven polymorphic allozyme loci.