Genetic evidence that Lomatia tasmanica (Proteaceae) is an ancient clone

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-33

  Lynch, A J J ^a,b   Barnes, R W ^c   Cambecedes J ^a   Vaillancourt, R E ^c  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b Australian Nature Conservation Agency   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLONE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; ISOENZYME; PLANT GENETICS; TRIPLOIDY;

CLONAL PLANT; GENET; GENTIC DIVERSITY; STERILITY; TRIPLOIDY;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

LOMATIA TASMANICA; LOMATIA TINCTORIA;

EID: 0031949081     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96120     Document Type: Article

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