Increased selfing and decreased effective pollen donor number in peripheral relative to central populations in Picea sitchensis (Pinaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 991-998

  Mimura, Makiko ^a,b   Aitken, Sally N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biparental inbreeding; Isolated populations; Mating system; Picea sitchensis; Pinaceae; Range periphery; Selfing; Sitka spruce

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; CONIFEROUS TREE; EVOLUTION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; INBREEDING; ISOLATED POPULATION; POLLEN; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA];

PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINACEAE;

EID: 34347337422     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.6.991     Document Type: Article

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