Life on the edge - High levels of genetic diversity in a cliff population of Bertya ingramii are attributed to B. rosmarinifolia (Euphorbiaceae)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1461-1468

  Fatemi, Mo ^a   Gross, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endemic species; Genetic diversity; Hybridisation; Inter specific gene flow; Long distance pollen dispersal; Rare species; Wind pollination

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVERGREEN TREE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GERMINATION; HYBRIDIZATION; MIGRATION; POLLEN; RARITY; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHRUB; WIND FORCING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BERTYA INGRAMII; BERTYA ROSMARINIFOLIA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

EID: 67349175046     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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