High anatomical and low genetic diversity in Deschampsia antarctica Desv. from King George Island, the Antarctic

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 377-386

  Chwedorzewska, Katarzyna J ^a   Giełwanowska, Irena ^a,b   Szczuka, Ewa ^c   Bochenek, Anna ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^c MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

AFLP; Anatomical features; Antarctic; Deschampsia antarctica; Leaf; Morphology; Root

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ECOTYPE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; LEAF; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION GENETICS; RHIZOSPHERE;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

DESCHAMPSIA ANTARCTICA; POACEAE;

EID: 57849127625     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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