Dynamics of genotypic structure in clonal Rhododendron ferrugineum (Ericaceae) populations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1099-1111

  Pornon, A ^a   Escaravage, N ^b,c   Thomas, P ^a   Taberlet, P ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

AFLP markers; Closure gradient; Frequency dependent selection; Genotypic similarity; Genotypic variation

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; DNA AMPLIFICATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FRANCE; GENETIC DIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION;

ANGIOSPERMS; ECOLOGY; FRANCE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EMBRYOPHYTA; ERICACEAE; GENETTA; RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM;

EID: 0033861820     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00976.x     Document Type: Article

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