Genetic subpopulation structuring and its implications in a mature eastern white pine stand

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1041-1052

  Nijensohn, Samuel E ^a   Schaberg, Paul G ^a   Hawley, Gary J ^b   DeHayes, Donald H ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA REDUCTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

GENETIC SUBPOPULATION STRUCTURING; SPATIAL STRUCTURING;

FORESTRY;

GENETIC STRUCTURE; GIS; POPULATION GENETICS;

BIODIVERSITY; DATA PROCESSING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GIS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PINUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VERMONT; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PINUS STROBUS;

EID: 24644488776     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-029     Document Type: Article

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