Genetic diversity within and among populations of the endangered species Taxus fuana (Taxaceae) from Pakistan and implications for its conservation

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-193

  Shah, Amin ^a,b   Li, De Zhu ^a   Gao, Lian Ming ^a   Li, Hong Tao ^a,b   Möller, Michael ^c  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene flow; Genetic diversity; Pakistan; Population structure; RAPD; Taxus fuana

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

TAXACEAE; TAXUS; TAXUS FUANA; TAXUS WALLICHIANA;

EID: 37649019868     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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