Genetic diversity in Nothofagus alessandrii (Fagaceae), an endangered endemic tree species of the coastal maulino forest of central Chile

Annals of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-82

  Torres Díaz, Cristian ^a,b   Ruiz, Eduardo ^a   González, Fidelina ^a   Fuentes, Glenda ^a   Cavieres, Lohengrin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Conservation; Endangered species; Genetic diversity; Narrow endemic; Nothofagus alessandrii

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ALLOZYME; ANGIOSPERM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HETEROZYGOSITY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; POLYMORPHISM; TREE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

FAGACEAE; NOTHOFAGUS ALESSANDRI;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CHILE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; FAGACEAE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; TREE;

ALLELES; CHILE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FAGACEAE; GEOGRAPHY; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TREES;

EID: 34548250470     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm073     Document Type: Article

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