Abstract
Six populations of the annual plant Polygonum pensylvanicum were analysed for isozyme variability and reproductive effort. The populations were found to be similar in both their isozyme constituents and in their mean reproductive efforts. Mean reproductive effort did not correlate with mean population heterozygosity nor did individual reproductive effort correlate with individual heterozygosity. Polygonum pensylvanicum exhibits several of the features which have been predicted for weedy plant species.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 19-21 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Biochemical Systematics and Ecology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 17 1981 |
Keywords
- genetic variability
- isozymes
- Polygonaceae
- Polygonum pensylvanicum
- polymorphism