Marked genetic divergence among sky island populations of Sedum lanceolatum (Crassulaceae) in the Rocky Mountains

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 477-486

  DeChaine, Eric G ^a   Martin, Andrew P ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine; Climate cycles; cpDNA; Crassulaceae; Genetic diversity; Historical biogeography; Quaternary; Rocky Mountain refuge; Sedum lanceolatum

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; REFUGIUM;

NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CRASSULACEAE; SEDUM LANCEOLATUM;

EID: 14644401799     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.3.477     Document Type: Article

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