Can the preservation of historical relicts permit the conservation of endangered plant species? The case of Silene sennenii (Caryophyllaceae)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 903-912

  López Pujol, Jordi ^a   Font, Joan ^b   Simon, Joan ^a   Blanché, Cèsar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Campus Montilivi s n   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allozyme electrophoresis; Caryophyllaceae; Conservation; Genetic diversity; Silene sennenii

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE;

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; SILENE;

EID: 34547107058     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-006-9245-3     Document Type: Article

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