Genetic diversity of the tropical tree Terminalia amazonia (Combretaceae) in naturally fragmented populations

Heredity

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-313

  Pither, R ^a,b   Shore, J S ^a   Kellman, M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Forest fragmentation; Gallery forest; Gene flow; Genetic diversity; RAPD; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION GENETICS; TROPICAL FOREST;

DNA, PLANT; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS, POPULATION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; TERMINALIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BELIZE;

COMBRETACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; PINUS MUGO; TERMINALIA;

EID: 0141566362     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6800299     Document Type: Article

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