Population genetic structure of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King, Meliaceae) across the Brazilian Amazon, based on variation at microsatellite loci: Implications for conservation

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2875-2883

  Lemes, Maristerra R ^a,b   Gribel, Rogério ^a   Proctor, John ^b   Grattapaglia, Dario ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Conservation genetics; Genetic structure; Mahogany; Microsatellites; Swietenia macrophylla; Tropical tree

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; FORESTRY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; MELIACEAE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EMBRYOPHYTA; MELIACEAE; SWIETENIA; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 0242472761     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.01950.x     Document Type: Article

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