Clonal diversity, spatial dynamics, and small genetic population size in the rare sunflower, Helianthus verticillatus

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2055-2059

  Mandel, Jennifer R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered; Fitness; Genetic diversity; Helianthus; Microsatellite; Population size

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; CLONAL ORGANISM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FITNESS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; POPULATION SIZE; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS VERTICILLATUS;

EID: 77956881508     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-010-0062-3     Document Type: Article

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