Population genetic structure of an endangered Utah endemic, Astragalus Ampullarioides (Fabaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 661-667

  Breinholt, Jesse W ^a,b   Buren, Renee Van ^a   Kopp, Olga R ^a   Stephen, Catherine L ^a,b  

^a UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AFLP; Astragalus ampullarioides; Endemic; Fabaceae; Population genetics; Soil specific; Utah; Washington County; Zion National Park.

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; NATIONAL PARK; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH; ZION NATIONAL PARK;

ASTRAGALUS (ANGIOSPERM); ASTRAGALUS AMPULLARIOIDES; FABACEAE;

EID: 63449135298     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800035     Document Type: Article

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