Project:BB|1524
- Title
- Biosystematics, cytotaxonomy and evolutionary mechanisms in polyploid complexes
- Acronym
- URL
- StartDate
- 1997-01-01
- EndDate
- 2004-01-01
- Amount
Abstract
The polyploid complexes of Polygonum aviculare and Centaurea jacea has been used as study cases in this project.
Keywords
terrestrial, biosystematics, cytotaxonomy, evolutionary mechanisms in polyploid complexes, polyploidy, allozymes, life strategies, life strategy, population genetics, modifications, morphology, evolutionary strategies, weeds, rare plants, threatened plants, adaptations, adaptive strategies, phenotypical plasticity, grasslands, ecology, Ecology, Genetics, Histology and cytology, Morphology, Systematics and taxonomy, Biogeography, Biostatistics, Demography and life-history, Phylogeny and evolution, Origins, Maintenance and Change of Biodiversity, Systematics, Inventorying and Classification, Western Europe, Belgium, vascular plants, Angiospermae, Polygonaceae, Polygonum aviculare, Asteraceae, Centaurea jacea
People
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meerts, Pierre | promotor |
Orgunits
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory of Plant Ecology and Biogeochemistry | unknown |
Publications
| Reference | Role |
|---|---|
| Meerts P., Baya T. & Lefèbvre C., 1998. Allozyme variation in the annual weed species complex Polygonum aviculare in relation to ploidy level and colonizing ability. Plant Systematics and Evolution 211: 239-256. | author |
| Hardy O.J., Vanderhoeven S., De Loose M. & Meerts P. 2000. Ecological, morphological and allozymic differentiation between diploid and tetraploid knapweeds (Centaurea jacea) from a contact zone in the Belgian Ardennes. The New Phytologist 146: 281-290. | author |
| Hardy O.J., De Loose M., Vekemans X. & Meerts P., 2001. Allozyme segregation and inter-cytotype reproductive barriers in the polyploid complex Centaurea jacea. Heredity 87: 136-145. | author |
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