Molecular evidence for limited dispersal of vegetative propagules in the epiphytic lichen Lobaria Pulmonaria

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1273-1276

  Walser, Jean Claude ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonal propagules; Dispersal range; Fragmented habitat, lichen forming ascomycetes; Lobaria pulmonaria (lobariaceae); Microsatellites

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; EPIPHYTE; LICHEN; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

ASCOMYCOTA; FUNGI; LOBARIA PULMONARIA; LOBARIACEAE; PULMONARIA;

EID: 13444313422     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.8.1273     Document Type: Article

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