High selfing and high inbreeding depression in peripheral populations of Juncus atratus

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 4715-4727

  Michalski, Stefan G ^a   Durka, Walter ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genetic differentiation; Juncus; Mating system; Microsatellites; Outcrossing rate; Wind pollination

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ALLELE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INBREEDING; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ALLELES; ANGIOSPERMS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC MARKERS; INBREEDING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLLINATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

JUNCUS; JUNCUS ATRATUS;

EID: 36248939635     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03547.x     Document Type: Article

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