Genetic population structure and reproductive fitness in the plant Sanguisorba officinalis in populations supporting colonies of an endangered Maculinea butterfly

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-262

  Musche, Martin ^a   Settele, Josef ^a   Durka, Walter ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fitness; Habitat fragmentation; Large blue butterflies; Sanguisorba officinalis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BUTTERFLY; COLONY; FITNESS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; INBREEDING; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

MACULINEA; MACULINEA ARION; PAPILIONOIDEA; SANGUISORBA; SANGUISORBA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 38949175968     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524112     Document Type: Article

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