Postfire response and genetic diversity in Erica coccinea: Connecting population dynamics and diversification in a biodiversity hotspot

Evolution

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3511-3524

  Segarra Moragues, José Gabriel ^a,b   Ojeda, Fernando ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Atmosphere and Ocean Laboratory   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fynbos; Generation time; Population divergence; Population turnover; Resprouter; Seeder

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENERATION TIME; GENETIC VARIATION; HOT SPOT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS;

ARTICLE; ERICACEAE; EVOLUTION; FIRE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GENE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ERICACEAE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FIRES; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ERICA; ERICA COCCINEA;

EID: 78650022002     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01064.x     Document Type: Article

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