Isozyme Variability of Lichens in Relation to Latitude

Régions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

étiquettes: lichen, vegetation, genetics, adaptation, biochemistry, phylogenetics

chercheur principal: Fahselt, D. (2)
Nᵒ de permis: 12006
Organisation: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Western Ontario
Année(s) de permis: 1992 1991 1990
Délivré: janv. 01, 1992
Équipe de projet: D. Smith;

Objectif(s): To sample populations of umbilicate lichens (Umbilicaria) in a northern environment and to assess the degree of innate variability, or potential for adaptation, through electrophoretic analysis of proteins;

Description du projet: The Researcher will compare the levels of enzyme variation from populations of umbilicate species from the Arctic as well as from the southern limit of their ranges in southeastern USA. The objective will be to ascertain whether there is any correlation between the level of variability in enzyme patterns and latitude.