The genetics of Ptychosperma bleeseri, a rare palm from the Northern Territory, Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 203-209

  Shapcott, Alison ^a,b  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetics; Hybridization; Rainforest; Rare palm

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONSERVATION; CULTIVATION; FOREST; GENETIC DIVERSITY; HYBRIDIZATION; ISOZYME ANALYSIS; MONSOON; PLANT GENETICS;

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC DIVERSITY; POPULTION GENETICS;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, DARWIN;

PTYCHOSPERMA BLEESERI;

EID: 0032128157     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00147-X     Document Type: Article

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