Genetic variation in postfire aspen seedlings in Yellowstone National Park

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1769-1780

  Stevens, Michael T ^a   Turner, Monica G ^a   Tuskan, Gerald A ^b   Romme, William H ^c   Gunter, Lee E ^d   Waller, Donald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Genetic variation; Populus tremuloides; RAPD; Seedling regeneration; Vegetative cover

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; REGENERATION; UNITED STATES;

PINUS CONTORTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0033403417     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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