Genetic variation in the endangered aquatic fern Ceratopteris thalictroides (Parkeriaceae) in China: Implications from RAPD and ISSR data

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 657-671

  Dong, Yuan Huo ^a   Chen, Jin Ming ^a   Robert, Gituru Wahiti ^b   Wang, Qing Feng ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Ceratopteris thalictroides; Conservation management; Genetic variation; ISSR; RAPD

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISM; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DNA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FERN; GENE FLOW; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SPORE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATOPTERIS THALICTROIDES; FILICOPHYTA; PARKERIACEAE;

EID: 50849142886     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00836.x     Document Type: Article

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