Populations of Antarctic Hairgrass (Deschampsia antarctica) Show Low Genetic Diversity

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 214-217

  Holderegger, Rolf ^a,b   Stehlik, Ivana ^c,e   Smith, Ronald I Lewis ^d   Abbott, Richard J ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PLANT; POPULATION GENETICS;

ANTARCTICA; LEONIE ISLAND; SIGNY ISLAND; SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS;

DESCHAMPSIA; DESCHAMPSIA ANTARCTICA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0141591499     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2003)035[0214:POAHDA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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