ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Angiosperms
;
Caryophyllaceae
;
Silene latifolia
;
S. alba
;
S. pratensis
;
Geographic variation
;
racial differentiation
;
clines
;
morphological variation
;
flavone glycosylation genes
;
principal components analysis
;
cluster analysis
;
Flora of Europe
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Morphological and biochemical data were analysed from 30 greenhouse-grown populations of EuropeanSilene latifolia. Six separate character sets (flavones, seed, pollen, capsules, male and female flower morphology) were used in the analyses. There was broad-scale congruence between trends of geographic variation in most character sets, with the populations being assigned to western (or southern and western) and eastern clusters. The eastern and western clusters abut along a transition zone that runs roughly from Belgium to the northern Balkans; this zone represents a region of relatively rapid change and contains populations intermediate between the eastern and western clusters. Variation in flower morphology was weak and discordant with variation in the other character sets. The origin and maintenance of the variation pattern is discussed in terms of migrational history and “hybrid zones”.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00983951
