Genetic diversity and population structure in Tunisian Lavandula stoechas L. and Lavandula multifida L. (Lamiaceae)

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 349-359

  Chograni, Hnia ^a   Messaoud, Chokri ^a   Boussaid, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bioclimate; Conservation; Genetic diversity; Isozyme; Lavandula; Population structure

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DIVERGENCE; ELECTROKINESIS; FRAGMENTATION; GEL; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HERB; HETEROZYGOSITY; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

LAMIACEAE; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA MULTIFIDA; LAVANDULA STOECHAS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 41949104078     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2007.11.005     Document Type: Article

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