The interacting effects of genetic variation, habitat quality and population size on performance of Succisa pratensis

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 18-26

  Vergeer, Philippine ^a   Rengelink, Ramses ^a   Copal, Annemieke ^a   Joop Ouborg, N ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Fitness; Inbreeding; Path analysis; Small populations

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT QUALITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION SIZE;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SUCCISA PRATENSIS;

EID: 0037326905     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00736.x     Document Type: Article

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