Genetic diversity and chemical polymorphism of Thymus caespititius from Pico, São Jorge and Terceira islands (Azores)

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 790-797

  Trindade, Helena ^a   Costa, Monya M ^a   A Sofia, B Lima ^a   Pedro, Luis G ^a   Figueiredo, Ana C ^a   Barroso, José G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aromatic plants; Essential oils; Lamiaceae; Molecular analysis; RAPDs; Thymus caespititius; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL OIL; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM; SHRUB; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; PICO; PORTUGAL; SAO JORGE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TERCEIRA;

LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; THYMUS (THYME); THYMUS CAESPITITIUS;

EID: 55549128188     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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