Increased probability of extinction due to decreased genetic effective population size: Experimental populations of Clarkia pulchella

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 354-362

  Newman, Dara ^a   Pilson, Diana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clarkia pulchella; conservation biology; genetic bottleneck; genetic drift; genetic effective population size; inbreeding depression; population genetic variation; population survival

Indexed keywords

CLARKIA PULCHELLA; ONAGRACEAE;

EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; EXTINCTION PROBABILITY; GENETIC VARIATION;

EID: 0030617958     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb02422.x     Document Type: Article

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