Restoration genetics of the vernal pool endemic Lasthenia conjugens (Asteraceae)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 631-649

  Ramp, Jennifer M ^a,b   Collinge, Sharon K ^a   Ranker, Tom A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; ISSR; Lasthenia; Restoration genetics; Vernal pools

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; HABITAT RESTORATION; PLANT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CALIFORNIA; FAIRFIELD; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ASTERACEAE; LASTHENIA; LASTHENIA CONJUGENS;

EID: 33749252347     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-005-9052-2     Document Type: Article

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