Estimation of the seed dispersal kernel from exact identification of source plants

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 5098-5109

  Robledo Arnuncio, Juan J ^a   García, Cristina ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gene flow; Maternity analysis; Maximum likelihood; Seed endocarp; Seed shadow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE FLOW; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PLANT; PLANT SEED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRUNUS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

GENE FLOW; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRUNUS; SEEDS;

ANIMALIA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS MAHALEB;

EID: 36348964391     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03427.x     Document Type: Article

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