Large-scale geographic patterns of genetic variation in Melica nutans, a widespread Eurasian woodland grass

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 236, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 73-87

  Tyler, Torbjorn ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Glacial refugia; Melica nutans; Phylogeography; Post glacial migration

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; MELICA; MELICA NUTANS;

EID: 0036927298     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-002-0235-8     Document Type: Article

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