Morphological and genetic variation in disjunct populations of the avalanche lily Erythronium montanum

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 403-412

  Allen, Geraldine A ^a   Antos, Joseph A ^a   Worley, Anne C ^a,c   Suttill, Terri A ^a   Hebda, Richard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL BRITISH COLUMBIA MUSEUM   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Erythronium montanum; Genetic variation; Glacial refugia; Isozymes; Long distance dispersal; Phytogeography

Indexed keywords

ERYTHRONIUM MONTANUM;

EID: 0030046227     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b96-050     Document Type: Article

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