Comparison of clonal diversity in mountain and Piedmont populations of Trillium cuneatum (Melanthiaceae-Trilliaceae), a forest understory species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1254-1261

  Gonzales, Eva ^a,b,c   Hamrick, J L ^b   Smouse, Peter E ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonal structure; Genet diversity; Heterogeneous environments; Orthogonal contrasts; Southeastern USA; Trillium; Vegetative reproduction

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LAND USE; MONOCOTYLEDON; PIEDMONT; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

MELANTHIACEAE; TRILLIUM; TRILLIUM CUNEATUM;

EID: 53249155033     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.2007159     Document Type: Article

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