Modeling problems in conservation genetics with Brassica rapa: Genetic variation and fitness in plants under mild, stable conditions

Conservation Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1542-1554

  Wise, Carla A ^a,c   Ranker, Tom A ^a,b   Linhart, Yan B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; FITNESS; GENETIC VARIATION; MODELING;

BRASSICA; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0036898443     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2002.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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