The genetic structure of the remnant populations of Centaurea horrida in Sardinia and associated islands

Annals of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 633-640

  Mameli, Giulia ^a   Filigheddu, Rossella ^a   Binelli, Giorgio ^b   Meloni, Marilena ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Centaurea horrida; Conservation; Endangered species; Genetic diversity; Mediterranean; Narrow endemic; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HERB; ISLAND; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION GENETICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ASTERACEAE; CENTAUREA; CENTAUREA HORRIDA;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CENTAUREA; DEMOGRAPHY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY;

CENTAUREA; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; ITALY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS;

EID: 42949162143     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcn012     Document Type: Article

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