Multiple hybrid origins, genetic diversity and population genetic structure of two endemic Sorbus taxa on the Isle of Arran, Scotland

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-134

  Robertson, A ^a,b   Newton, A C ^a,c   Ennos, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloroplast DNA; Hybridization; Microsatellites; Molecular markers; Sorbus arranensis; Sorbus pseudofennica

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA; ISOENZYME; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HYBRIDIZATION; POLYPLOIDY; POPULATION GENETICS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SORBUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; ISOENZYMES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POLYPLOIDY; SCOTLAND; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SORBUS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EMBRYOPHYTA; SORBUS; SORBUS AUCUPARIA;

EID: 1642442675     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2003.02025.x     Document Type: Article

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