Genetic variability of Bouteloua gracilis populations differing in forage production at the southernmost part of the North American Graminetum

Plant Ecology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 287-299

  Aguado Santacruz, Gerardo Armando ^a   Leyva López, Norma Elena ^b   Pérez Márquez, Karla Iveth ^c   García Moya, Edmundo ^d   Arredondo Moreno, José Tulio ^e   Martínez Soriano, Juan Pablo ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

^b Unidad Mazatlan Acuicultura/Manejo A   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^d Texcoco Edo de México 56230 ^*  (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

AMOVA; Bouteloua gracilis; Genetic variability; Population genetics; RAPD

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; FORAGE; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; POPULATION GENETICS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

BOUTELOUA; BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 11144356501     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000021706.12328.61     Document Type: Article

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