Plant conservation genetics in a changing world

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 599-607

  Kramer, Andrea T ^a   Havens, Kayri ^b  

^a CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^b Division of Plant Science and Conservation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIODIVERSITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 72049116572     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2009.08.005     Document Type: Review

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