Genetic variation and population structure in central and isolated populations of balsam fir, Abies balsamea (Pinaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 783-791

  Shea, Kathleen L ^a,b   Furnier, Glenn R ^b,c  

^a ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Tucson High Magnet School   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies balsamea; Allozymes; Balsam fir; Gene flow; Genetic variation; Habitat fragmentation; Pinaceae; Small population size; Spatial autocorrelation

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; CONIFEROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; PINACEAE;

EID: 0036095074     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.5.783     Document Type: Article

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