Spatial genetic structure and clonal diversity in an alpine population of Salix herbacea (Salicaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 647-651

  Reisch, Christoph ^a   Schurm, Sophia ^a   Poschlod, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clonality; Genotypic diversity; Molecular marker; RAPD; Salix herbacea; Spatial genetic structure; SSR

Indexed keywords

CLONAL ORGANISM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; RECRUITMENT; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

SALICACEAE; SALIX; SALIX HERBACEA;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RHIZOME; WILLOW;

ALLELES; GENETIC MARKERS; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; REPRODUCTION; RHIZOME; SALIX; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 34249939726     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcl290     Document Type: Article

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