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Corresponding patterns of geographic variation among populations of Silene latifolia (=S. alba =S. pratensis) (Caryophyllaceae)

Mastenbroek, O. ; Prentice, H. C. LU orcid ; Heringa, J. and Hogeweg, P. (1984) In Plant Systematics and Evolution 145(3-4). p.227-242
Abstract

Morphological and biochemical data were analysed from 30 greenhouse-grown populations of European Silene 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... (More)

Morphological and biochemical data were analysed from 30 greenhouse-grown populations of European Silene 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".

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Angiosperms, Caryophyllaceae, clines, cluster analysis, flavone glycosylation genes, Flora of Europe, Geographic variation, morphological variation, principal components analysis, racial differentiation, S. alba, S. pratensis, Silene latifolia
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Plant Systematics and Evolution
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145
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3-4
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227 - 242
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Springer
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0378-2697
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10.1007/BF00983951
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English
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  author       = {{Mastenbroek, O. and Prentice, H. C. and Heringa, J. and Hogeweg, P.}},
  issn         = {{0378-2697}},
  keywords     = {{Angiosperms; Caryophyllaceae; clines; cluster analysis; flavone glycosylation genes; Flora of Europe; Geographic variation; morphological variation; principal components analysis; racial differentiation; S. alba; S. pratensis; Silene latifolia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3-4}},
  pages        = {{227--242}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Plant Systematics and Evolution}},
  title        = {{Corresponding patterns of geographic variation among populations of Silene latifolia (=S. alba =S. pratensis) (Caryophyllaceae)}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00983951}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/BF00983951}},
  volume       = {{145}},
  year         = {{1984}},
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