Microsatellite variability and heterozygote excess in Elymus trachycaulus populations from British Columbia in Canada

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 725-736

  Stevens, Laci ^a   Salomon, Björn ^b   Sun, Genlou ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elymus alaskanus; Elymus trachycaulus; Genetic distance; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Population structure

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; HETEROZYGOSITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; POLYMORPHISM; POLYPLOIDY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SATELLITE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ELYMUS; ELYMUS ALASKANUS; ELYMUS TRACHYCAULUS;

EID: 34548833575     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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