Species distinction in Irish populations of Quercus petraea and Q. robur: Morphological versus molecular analyses

Annals of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1237-1246

  Kelleher, Colin T ^a   Hodkinson, Trevor R ^a   Douglas, Gerry C ^b   Kelly, Daniel L ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

AFLP; Pedunculate oak; Quercus petraea; Quercus robur; Sessile oak; Species differentiation

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTOLOGY; IRELAND; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; OAK; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; IRELAND; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUERCUS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

QUERCUS PETRAEA; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 27944505597     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci275     Document Type: Article

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