Plant parentage, pollination, and dispersal: How DNA microsatellites have altered the landscape

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 148-161

  Ashley, Mary V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA markers; Microsatellites; Paternity assignment; Pollen dispersal; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77952491597     PISSN: 07352689     EISSN: 15497836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07352689.2010.481167     Document Type: Article

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