Genetic structure and mating system of northern Arbutus menziesii (Ericaceae) populations

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1581-1589

  Beland, J D ^a   Krakowski, J ^a   Ritland, C E ^a   Ritland, K ^a   El Kassaby, Y A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amplified fragment length polymorphisms; Arbutus menziesii; Genetic diversity; Kinship; Population structure

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; WOOD;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISMS; ARBUTUS MENZIESII; GENETIC DIVERSITY; KINSHIP; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONSERVATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EVERGREEN TREE; FIRE; GENETIC VARIATION; GRAZING; HABITAT LOSS; INVASIVE SPECIES;

BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING; CLIMATES; PLANTS; WOOD;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ARBUTUS; ARBUTUS MENZIESII; ERICACEAE;

EID: 33744456469     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b05-124     Document Type: Article

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