Fine-scale spatial genetic structure in perennial grasses in three environments

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 356-363

  Smith, Steven E ^a   Arredondo, Tulio ^b   Aguiar, Martín ^c   Huber Sannwald, Elisabeth ^b   Alpuche, Angel ^b   Aguado, Armando ^d   Grageda, Oscar A ^d   Halbrook, Kandres ^a   Bottini, Cecilia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DOMINANCE; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GRASS; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; POLYMORPHISM;

ARGENTINA; ARIZONA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS; BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA; BOUTELOUA GRACILIS; POA; POA LIGULARIS; POACEAE;

EID: 68149178353     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/08-159.1     Document Type: Article

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