Genetic variation in Fitzroya cupressoides (alerce), a threatened South American conifer

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 975-987

  Allnutt, T R ^a   Newton, A C ^a   Lara, A ^b   Premoli, A ^c   Armesto, J J ^d   Vergara, R ^b   Gardner, M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^e ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alerce; Conservation biology; Fitzroya cupressoides; Genetic variation; RAPDs

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; CHILE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; PLANT GENETICS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, PLANT; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SOUTH AMERICA; TREES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; FITZROYA; FITZROYA CUPRESSOIDES;

EID: 0033150528     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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