Toward predicting gene flow in plant populations

Plant Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 489-495

  Washitani, Izumi ^a   Ishihama, Fumiko ^a   Shimono, Ayako ^a   Nishihiro, Miho Ajima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conservation of biological diversity; Gene flow; Plant extinction process; Pollen flow; Seed flow

Indexed keywords

PRIMULA; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 30344448269     PISSN: 13424580     EISSN: 13476114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.22.489     Document Type: Short Survey

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