Conservation of the critically endangered Rumex rothschildianus as implied from AFLP diversity

Biological Conservation

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 299-303

  Rottenberg, Aaron ^a,b   Parker, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ORT BRAUDE COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conservation genetics; Dioecious annual; Israel; Narrow endemic; Population reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POLYGONACEAE; RUMEX; RUMEX ROTHSCHILDIANUS;

EID: 0346936445     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00049-1     Document Type: Article

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