Population genetic consequences of geographic disjunction: A prairie plant isolated on Great Lakes alvars

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1649-1660

  Hamilton, J A ^a   Eckert, C G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alvar; Conservation; Disjunct populations; Genetic differentiation; Genetic diversity; Polyploidy

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; GEUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; CLIMATE; GENE FLOW; GEOGRAPHY; GEUM; GREAT LAKES REGION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

GEUM; GEUM TRIFLORUM;

EID: 34047133262     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03241.x     Document Type: Article

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