Assessing the ecological significance of molecular diversity data in natural plant populations

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 340, 1999, Pages 1635-1645

  McRoberts, N ^a   Finch, R P ^a,d   Sinclair, W ^a   Meikle, A ^a   Marshall, G ^a   Squire, G ^b   McNicol, J ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c BIOMATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Ecophysiological traits; Molecular diversity; Natural plant communities; Population diversity

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0032693275     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.340.1635     Document Type: Review

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