Low genetic diversity in small peripheral populations of a rare European tree (Sorbus torminalis) dominated by clonal reproduction

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1533-1539

  Rasmussen, Kristine Kjørup ^a   Kollmann, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clonality; Heterozygote excess; Isolation; Northern distribution limit; Nuclear microsatellites

Indexed keywords

CLONE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; POPULATION SIZE; RARITY; REPRODUCTION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

SORBUS; SORBUS TORMINALIS;

EID: 55949115402     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9492-y     Document Type: Article

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