Genetic variation and differentiation in populations of a threatened tree, Magnolia stellata: Factors influencing the level of within-population genetic variation

Heredity

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 415-423

  Tamaki, I ^a   Setsuko, S ^a   Tomaru, N ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conservation; Genetic diversity; Isolation; Magnoliaceae; Metapopulation; Population size

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; PLANT DNA;

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; ISOLATED POPULATION; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MAGNOLIACEAE; TREE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, PLANT; MAGNOLIA; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; TREES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AICHI; ASIA; CHUBU; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GIFU; HONSHU; JAPAN; KINKI; MIE;

MAGNOLIA STELLATA; MAGNOLIACEAE;

EID: 41149132827     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.hdy.6801097     Document Type: Article

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