Genetic variation and reproductive success of road verge populations of the rare shrub Grevillea barklyana (Proteaceae)

Heredity

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 180-186

  Hogbin, Patricia M ^a,b   Ayre, David J ^a   Whelan, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Habitat fragmentation; Population genetics; Random amplified polymorphic DNA; Remnant vegetation; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ROAD VERGE;

CREVILLEA BARKYLANA; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 0031890343     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6882710     Document Type: Article

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