Genetic diversity and structure of the cycad Zamia loddigesii Miq. (Zamiaceae): Implications for evolution and conservation

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 533-544

  González Astorga, Jorge ^a   Vovides, Andrew P ^a   Octavio Aguilar, Pablo ^a   Aguirre Fey, Daniel ^a   Nicolalde Morejón, Fernando ^a   Iglesias, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Allozymic electrophoresis; Conservation genetics; Fragmentation; Mexico; Population genetics; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALLOZYME; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEFORESTATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST; WEED;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

CYCADOPSIDA; CYCAS; ZAMIA LODDIGESII; ZAMIACEAE;

EID: 33845485329     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2006.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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