Genetic variation in Femeniasia (Compositae, Cardueae), an endemic and endangered monotypic genus from the Balearic Islands (Spain)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-107

  Vilatersana, Roser ^a,b   Susanna, Alfonso ^b   Brochmann, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b INSTITUT BOTÀNIC DE BARCELONA IBB CSIC ICUB   (Spain)

Author keywords

AFLP; Minorca; Population structure; Rare plants

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MINORCA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ASTERACEAE; CARDUEAE; FEMENIASIA; FEMENIASIA BALEARICA;

EID: 33846263001     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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