Population genetics and conservation priorities for the critically endangered island endemic Delphinium pentagynum subsp. formenteranum (Ranunculaceae)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1937-1951

  López Pujol, Jordi ^a   Bosch, Maria ^a   Simon, Joan ^a   Blanché, Cèsar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allozyme diversity; Balearic islands; Conservation; Critically endangered; Delphinium pentagynum subsp; Formentera; Formenteranum; Island endemic; Population structure; Ranunculaceae

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; POPULATION GENETICS;

SPAIN;

DELPHINIUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 0037860856     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024103714274     Document Type: Article

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