Extent and degree of hybridization between exotic (Spartina alterniflora) and native (S. foliosa) cordgrass (Poaceae) in California, USA determined by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPDs)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1179-1186

  Ayres, Debra R ^a   Garcia Rossi, Dino ^a   Davis, Heather G ^a   Strong, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Interspecific hybridization; Plant invasion; Spartina

Indexed keywords

HYBRID; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PHENOTYPE; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; UNITED STATES;

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPARTINA FOLIOSA;

EID: 0032801990     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00679.x     Document Type: Article

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