Genotypic structure in clonal Rhododendron ferrugineum L. (Ericaceae) populations: Origin and maintenance

Plant Ecology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 145-150

  Pornon, A ^a   Escaravage, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

AFLP; Clone age; Clone size; Demography; Genotypic diversity; Ramet; Seedling recruitment

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; CLONE; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE;

GENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; RAMET; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM;

EID: 0032770734     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1009836830616     Document Type: Article

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