Clonal diversity and allozyme variation in populations of the arctic sedge Carex bigelowii (Cyperaceae)

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 449-459

  Jonsson, B Olle ^a   Jónsdóttir, Ingibjörg S ^b   Cronberg, Nils ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Clone size; Genetic diversity; Genotypic diversity; Isozyme

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; SEDGE;

ICELAND;

CAREX BIGELOWII; CYPERACEAE;

EID: 0030468478     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2261206     Document Type: Article

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