Genetic differentiation within and among island populations of the endangered plant Aster miyagii (Asteraceae), an endemic to the Ryukyu Islands

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2189-2194

  Maki, Masayuki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Aster miyagii; Gene flow; Genetic diversity; Hierarchical population structure; Insular endemic plant; Ryukyu islands; Threatened plant

Indexed keywords

ASTER; ASTERACEAE; RYUKYU;

EID: 0005181872     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3558380     Document Type: Article

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