The Great Wall of China: A physical barrier to gene flow?

Heredity

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 212-219

  Su, H ^a   Qu, L J ^a   He, K ^a   Zhang, Z ^a   Wang, J ^a   Chen, Z ^a   Gu, H ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gene flow; Genetic differentiation; Natural population; RAPD

Indexed keywords

GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; NATURAL BARRIER; POPULATION GENETICS; WALL;

CHINA; EVOLUTION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENES, PLANT; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

CHINA;

ACER; CLEISTOGENES; EMBRYOPHYTA; INSECTA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; ULMUS; ULMUS PUMILA; VITEX; VITEX NEGUNDO; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 0037356497     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800237     Document Type: Article

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