Patterns of variability and gene flow in Medicago citrina, an endangered endemic of islands in the western Mediterranean, as revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2679-2690

  Juan, A ^a   Crespo, M B ^a   Cowan, R S ^b,c   Lexer, C ^b,c   Fay, M F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFLP; Gene flow; Genetic variability; Island colonization; Medicago citrina; Plant conservation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MEDICAGO; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; MEDICAGO; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPAIN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EMBRYOPHYTA; MEDICAGO;

EID: 4344611861     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02289.x     Document Type: Article

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