Evidence for introgressive hybridization based on chloroplast DNA polymorphisms and morphological variation in wild evergreen azalea populations of the Kirishima mountains, Japan

Edinburgh Journal of Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 209-219

  Kobayashi, N ^a,b   Handa, T ^a,b   Yoshimura, K ^c   Tsumura, Y ^c   Arisumi, K ^d   Takayanagi, K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Tatebayashi Azalea Research Station   (Japan)

^c FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0037706039     PISSN: 09604286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960428600000147     Document Type: Article

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