A comparative study of allozyme variation of peripheral and central populations of Silene nutans L. (Caryophyllaceae) from Western Europe: Implications for conservation

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 242, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 49-61

  Van Rossum, F ^a,b,c   Vekemans, X ^a,b,c   Gratia, E ^a   Meerts, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Nottingham catchfly; Parapatric speciation; Phylogeography; Population size; Range periphery; Silene nutans

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; SILENE; SILENE NUTANS;

EID: 0347301593     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-003-0049-3     Document Type: Article

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