Genetic differentiation among populations of an oceanic island: The case of Metrosideros boninensis, an endangered endemic tree species in the Bonin Islands

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-128

  Kaneko, Shingo ^a,c   Isagi, Yuji ^a   Nobushima, Fuyuo ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Miyanohamamichi   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amplified fragment length polymorphism; Conservation; Endangered species; Habitat fragmentation; Microsatellite marker

Indexed keywords

METROSIDEROS BONINENSIS; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 70350169226     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2008.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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