Morphological and genetic differentiation in populations of the dispersal-limited coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica): Implications for management and conservation

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 235-243

  Fleischer Dogley, Frauke ^a   Kettle, Chris J ^b   Edwards, Peter J ^b   Ghazoul, Jaboury ^b   Määttänen, Kirsti ^b   Kaiser Bunbury, Christopher N ^b  

^a SEYCHELLES ISLANDS FOUNDATION   (Seychelles)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AFLP; Genetic diversity; Indian Ocean; Limited seed dispersal; Palm conservation; Seychelles Islands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EVERGREEN TREE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; HABITAT TYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEED; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PRASLIN; SEYCHELLES;

LODOICEA; LODOICEA MALDIVICA;

EID: 79951629919     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2010.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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