Population structure and mating system in Tachigali versicolor, a monocarpic neotropical tree

Heredity

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 134-143

  Loveless, M D ^a   Hamrick, J L ^b   Foster, R B ^c  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene flow; Genetic diversity; Genetic structure; Mating system; Monocarpy; Tachigali versicolor

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; MATING SYSTEM; OUTCROSSING; PANAMA; PLANT GENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS;

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; TREE;

PANAMA;

TACHIGALI VERSICOLOR;

EID: 0031700949     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6883530     Document Type: Article

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