Conservation genetics of small relic populations of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) in the northern Apennines

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 683-691

  Piovani, P ^a   Leonardi, S ^a   Piotti, A ^a   Menozzi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cpSSR markers; Fragmentation; Genetic variability; Peripheral populations; Post glacial re colonisation

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; EMILIA;

EID: 77957804303     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2010.496199     Document Type: Article

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