Genetic diversity and the survival of populations

Plant Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 379-395

  Booy, G ^a   Hendriks, R J J ^b   Smulders, M J M ^a   Van Groenendael, J M ^b   Vosman, B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Fitness; Genetic diversity; Life history characteristics; Molecular markers; Population history; Population management; Quantitative traits

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION ECOLOGY; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0033846664     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-5958     Document Type: Review

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