Allozyme and morphometric variation in two closely related mallee species from Western Australia, Eucalyptus argutifolia and E. obtusifiora (Myrtaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-186

  Kennington, W J ^a   James, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION; MORPHOMETRICS; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS ARGUTIFOLIA; EUCALYPTUS OBTUSIFIORA; EUCALYPTUS OBTUSIFLORA;

EID: 0031837817     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT97009     Document Type: Article

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