No correlation between heterozygosity and vegetative fitness in the narrow endemic and critically endangered Clematis acerifolia (Ranunculaceae)

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 46, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 433-445

  López Pujol, Jordi ^a,b   Zhang, Fu Min ^a   Ge, Song ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b INSTITUT BOTÀNIC DE BARCELONA IBB CSIC ICUB   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allozymes; Clematis acerifolia; Endangered; Fitness; Heterozygosity

Indexed keywords

ALLOENZYME;

ARTICLE; CLEMATIS; CLEMATIS ACERIFOLIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT LEAF; POPULATION SIZE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RANUNCULACEAE;

CLEMATIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENZYMES; HETEROZYGOTE; LIGHT;

CLEMATIS; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 46149095054     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10528-008-9161-y     Document Type: Article

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