Cirsium species show disparity in patterns of genetic variation at their range-edge, despite similar patterns of reproduction and isolation

New Phytologist

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 359-370

  Jump, Alistair S ^a   Woodward, F Ian ^a   Burke, Terry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cirsium; Clonal reproduction; Genetic variation; Geographical range; Isolation by distance; Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCTION; SEED PRODUCTION;

CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ACAULE; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; EMBRYOPHYTA; HETEROPHYLLUM;

EID: 0142154043     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00874.x     Document Type: Article

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