Population level processes in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii: The role of founder effects

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 707-714

  Hagen, M J ^a,b,c   Hamrick, J L ^a,b,c  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c HORTICULTURAL CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

allozyme electrophoresis; founder effect; genetic structure; linkage disequilibrium; Rhizobium leguminosarum; selection

Indexed keywords

RHIZOBIACEAE; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM; RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM BV. TRIFOLII; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 0030456546     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.1996.tb00367.x     Document Type: Article

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