Quantitative analyses of the genetic structure of closely related conifers with disparate distributions and demographics: The Cupressus arizonica (Cupressaceae) complex

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 190-200

  Rehfeldt, Gerald E ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cupressaceae; Cupressus arizonica; ecological genetics; genecology; genetic variation; microevolution; systematics

Indexed keywords

CUPRESSUS ARIZONICA; CUPRESSACEAE; CUPRESSUS FORBESII; CUPRESSUS GLABRA; CUPRESSUS MONTANA; CUPRESSUS NEVADENSIS; CUPRESSUS SARGENTII; CUPRESSUS STEPHENSONII;

GENETIC STRUCTURE; TAXONOMY;

MEXICO, MICHOACAN STATE, SIERRA DE ARTEAGA; USA, (WEST);

EID: 0030617050     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446080     Document Type: Article

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