Population genetics and conservation of the critically endangered Clematis acerifolia (Ranunculaceae)

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1248-1256

  Lopez Pujol J ^a,b   Zhang, F M ^a   Ge, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allozyme electrophoresis; Clematis acerifolia; Conservation; Genetic diverstity; Habitat fragmentation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ALLOZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; CLEMATIS ACERIFOLIA; GENETIC DIVERSTITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION;

CONSERVATION; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

CLEMATIS; CLEMATIS ACERIFOLIA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 33645665618     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b05-097     Document Type: Article

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