Genetic diversity and structure in fragmented populations of the tropical orchid Myrmecophila christinae var christinae

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 754-763

  Vargas, Carlos F ^a   Parra Tabla, Víctor ^b,d   Feinsinger, Peter ^c   Leirana Alcocer, Jorge ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^c NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Deception pollination; Mexico; Myrmecophila christinae; Orchids; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANGIOSPERM; ELECTROKINESIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; JUVENILE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; YUCATAN;

MYRMECOPHILA CHRISTINAE; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 33750286155     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00205.x     Document Type: Article

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