Assessing fine-scale genotypic structure of a dominant species in native grasslands

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-224

  Avolio, Meghan L ^a   Chang, Cynthia C ^a   Smith, Melinda D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; GRASS; NATIVE SPECIES; PRAIRIE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII;

EID: 79953235516     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-165.2.211     Document Type: Article

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