Genetic diversity of an endangered plant, Cypripedium macranthos var. rebunense (Orchidaceae): Background genetic research for future conservation

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1369-1376

  Izawa, Takeshi ^a   Kawahara, Takayuki ^b   Takahashi, Hideki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Forestry and Forest Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Conservation; Cypripedium; Endangered plant; Genetic diversity

Indexed keywords

ALLOZYME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRAGMENTATION; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HERB; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN; REBUN ISLAND;

CYPRIPEDIUM; CYPRIPEDIUM MACRANTHON; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 36148961972     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9287-1     Document Type: Article

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