Fine-scale gene flow and genetic structure in a relic Ulmus laevis population at its northern range

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 643-649

  Nielsen, Lene R ^a   Kjær, Erik D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Forest fragmentation; Pollen and seed dispersal; Ulmus

Indexed keywords

ULMUS; ULMUS LAEVIS;

EID: 77957130062     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-010-0280-3     Document Type: Article

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