Gene flow and inbreeding depression inferred from fine-scale genetic structure in an endangered heterostylous perennial, Primula sieboldii

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 983-990

  Ishihama, Fumiko ^a,c   Ueno, Saneyoshi ^b,d   Tsumura, Yoshihiko ^b,e   Washitani, Izumi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d FFPRI ^*  (Japan)

^e Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fine scale genetic structure; Gene flow; Inbreeding depression; Primula sieboldii; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; INBREEDING; JAPAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIMULACEAE; REPRODUCTION;

DNA, PLANT; GENETICS, POPULATION; INBREEDING; JAPAN; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MODELS, GENETIC; PLANT LEAVES; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMULA; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS;

EID: 16344394402     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02483.x     Document Type: Article

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