Genetic diversity in fragmented populations of the critically endangered spider orchid Caladenia huegelii: Implications for conservation

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1199-1208

  Swarts, Nigel D ^a   Sinclair, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Krauss, Siegfried L ^a,c   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a,c  

^a BOTANIC GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caladenia; Conservation; Fragmentation; Microsatellites; Orchids; Sexual deception

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DIVERGENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FRAGMENTATION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT LOSS; MONOCOTYLEDON; PATERNITY; REINTRODUCTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ARANEAE; CALADENIA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 70350557675     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-008-9651-9     Document Type: Article

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