Allozyme variation and conservation of the Tasmanian endemics, Eucalyptus risdonii, E. Tenuiramis and E. coccifera

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-216

  Turner, C ^a   Wiltshire, R J E ^a   Potts, B M ^a   Vaillancourt, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Heterochrony; Hybrids; Rapid speciation; Rare endemic species

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012611852     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011501720944     Document Type: Article

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