Chloroplast DNA variation in Dactylis glomerata L. taxa endemic to the Macaronesian islands

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1797-1803

  Sahuquillo, E ^a,b   Lumaret, R ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chloroplast DNA RFLPs; Dactylis glomerata L.; Endemism; Macaronesia; Phytogeography; Poaceae

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ALLOENZYME; CANARY ISLANDS; CHLOROPLAST DNA; DIPLOIDY; EUROPE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INTROGRESSION; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN; TETRAPLOIDY;

DACTYLIS GLOMERATA;

EID: 0033451215     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00755.x     Document Type: Article

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