Fine-scale genetic structure of whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis): Associations with watershed and growth form

Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 74-90

  Rogers, Deborah L ^a,b   Millar, Constance I ^a   Westfall, Robert D ^a  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family structure; Genetic relatedness; Growth form; Krummholz; Subalpine; Treeline

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GROWTH FORM; WATERSHED;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; NUCIFRAGA COLUMBIANA; PINUS ALBICAULIS;

EID: 0033026049     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1999.tb05334.x     Document Type: Article

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