Karyotypes, chromosome bands and genome size variation in New Zealand endemic gymnosperms

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 208, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 169-185

  Davies, B J ^a   O'Brien, I E W ^b   Murray, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fluorochrome banding; Gymnospermae, Podocarpaceae; Karyotypes; Nuclear DNA variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031418799     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00985440     Document Type: Article

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