Polyploidy and Environment in Arctic Alaska

The frequency of polyploidy in the angiosperm flora of the Ogotoruk Creek-Cape Thompson area of northwestern Alaska is correlated with edaphic environmental gradients in the area. These results, when placed in a historical and ecological context, help to clarify the problem of increasing frequency o...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Johnson, Albert W., Packer, John G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1965
Subjects:
Arctic
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.148.3667.237
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.148.3667.237
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Summary:The frequency of polyploidy in the angiosperm flora of the Ogotoruk Creek-Cape Thompson area of northwestern Alaska is correlated with edaphic environmental gradients in the area. These results, when placed in a historical and ecological context, help to clarify the problem of increasing frequency of polyploidy with latitude in the northern hemisphere.

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