Human disturbance reduces genetic diversity of an endangered tropical tree, Prunus africana (Rosaceae)

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-326

  Farwig, Nina ^a   Braun, Carsten ^a   Böhning Gaese, Katrin ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Adults; Kenya; Microsatellites; Seedlings; Stage classes

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANGIOSPERM; DISTURBANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVERGREEN TREE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SEEDLING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KAKAMEGA FOREST; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN PROVINCE [KENYA];

PRUNUS AFRICANA; PYGEUM; ROSACEAE;

EID: 43349104739     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9343-x     Document Type: Article

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