Population structure and genetic diversity in four tropical tree species in Costa Rica

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 137-144

  Schierenbeck, K A ^a   Skupski, M ^b,c   Lieberman, D ^b   Lieberman, M ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; ecological variation; population tructure; RAPDs; tropical trees

Indexed keywords

ALCHORNEA LATIFOLIA; DENDROPANAX ARBOREUS; INGA; PROTIUM;

EID: 0031042782     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1997.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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