High levels of genetic variability and inbreeding in two Neotropical dioecious palms with contrasting life histories

Heredity

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 466-476

  Luna, R ^a   Epperson, B K ^b   Oyama, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chamaedorea; Genetic variation; Inbreeding; Neotropical plants; Population differentiation; Population genetics

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANGIOSPERM; DIOECY; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC VARIATION; INBREEDING; POPULATION GENETICS;

CHAMAEDOREA; CHAMAEDOREA ELATIOR; CHAMAEDOREA TEPEJILOTE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34748898919     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801027     Document Type: Article

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