Strong genetic differentiation among neighboring populations of a locally endemic primrose

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-75

  Bjerregaard, Lee ^a   Wolf, Paul G ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AFLP; Allozyme; Breeding system; Endemism; Pollination; Primula

Indexed keywords

PRIMULA; PRIMULA MAGUIREI; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 42249100346     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2008)68[66:SGDANP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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