Isozyme variation in a tropical pioneer tree species (Cecropia obtusifolia, Moraceae) with high contents of secondary compounds

Biotropica

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 280-290

  Garay Arroyo, Adriana ^a   Alvarez Buylla, Elena R ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cecropia obtusifolia; Electrophoresis; Genetic variation; Isozyme markers; Seed bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004901325     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1997.tb00429.x     Document Type: Article

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