Observations of high genetic variability in the endangered Australian terrestrial orchid Pterostylis gibbosa R. Br. (Orchidaceae)

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 651-663

  Sharma, I K ^a   Clements, M A ^a   Jones, D L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Electrophoresis; Genetic diversity; Orchidaceae; P. gibbosa

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; POPULATION GENETICS;

PTEROSTYLIS GIBBOSA;

EID: 0033933271     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-1978(99)00107-6     Document Type: Article

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