Demographic genetic analyses of the American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.). Genetic variations of seed populations in Maryland

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 147-154

  Kitamura, Keiko ^a   O'Neill, Jay ^b   Whigham, Dennis F ^b   Kawano, Shoichi ^c  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allozyme; American beech; Gene flow; Outcrossing rate; Pollen pool heterogeneity; Seed population heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA;

EID: 0032451783     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.1998.tb00255.x     Document Type: Article

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