Fine-scale spatial genetic structure and gene flow in a small, fragmented population of Sinojackia rehderiana (Styracaceae), an endangered tree species endemic to China

Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 401-410

  Yao, X ^a   Zhang, J ^a,b   Ye, Q ^a   Huang, H ^a,c  

^a Wuhan Institute of Botany Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Conservation strategies; Gene flow; Habitat fragmentation; Spatial genetic structure

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; PLANT DNA;

CONSERVATION GENETICS; DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SEED DISPERSAL;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; POPULATION GENETICS; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; STYRACACEAE;

CHINA; DNA, PLANT; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STYRACACEAE;

CHINA;

SINOJACKIA REHDERIANA; STYRACACEAE;

EID: 79751494165     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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