Molecular systematics and the conservation of rare species

Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 471-483

  Soltis, Pamela S ^a   Gitzendanner, Matthew A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT GENETICS;

CONSERVATION; PHYLOGENY; RARE SPECIES;

EID: 0032996733     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.97286.x     Document Type: Review

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