Conservation genetics of an endangered rainforest tree (Fontainea oraria-Euphorbiaceae) and implications for closely related species

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-229

  Rossetto, Maurizio ^a   McNally, Jody ^a   Henry, Robert J ^a   Hunter, John ^b   Matthes, Maria ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Conservation strategy; cpDNA; Euphorbiaceae; Fontainea; nrDNA; RAPD

Indexed keywords

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FONTAINEA;

EID: 0043190254     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011549604106     Document Type: Article

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