Genetic diversity of butternut (Juglans cinerea) and implications for conservation

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 899-907

  Ross Davis, Amy ^a   Ostry, Michael ^b   Woeste, Keith E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC DIVERSITY; POPULATION GENETICS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; NUT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; HARDWOODS; JUGLANS;

NORTH AMERICA;

JUGLANS; JUGLANS CINEREA;

EID: 43549094673     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-030     Document Type: Article

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