Extent and patterns of hybridization among the three species of Populus that constitute the riparian forest of southern Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 253-264

  Floate, Kevin D ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cottonwood; Hybridization; Introgression; Populus; Riparian

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FORESTRY; MORPHOLOGY;

PLAINS COTTONWOOD; RIPARIAN FOREST;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONSERVATION GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; RIPARIAN FOREST;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; POPULUS; POPULUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; POPULUS FREMONTII; RIPARIA; SALICACEAE; SALIX;

EID: 2342588729     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b03-135     Document Type: Article

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