Genetic variation within a fragmented population of Swietenia humilis Zucc.

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1899-1909

  White, G M ^a,c   Boshier, D H ^b   Powell, W ^a,d  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c School of Integrative Plant Science   (United States)

^d DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest fragmentation; Genetic variation; Meliaceae; Microsatellite; Swietenia humilis

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOREST; GENE FLOW; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GENETIC VARIANCE; MICROSATELLITE DNA; OUTCROSSING;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MELIACEAE; SWIETENIA HUMILIS;

EID: 0033452067     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.1999.00790.x     Document Type: Article

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