High genetic diversity and significant population structure in Cedrus brevifolia Henry, a narrow endemic Mediterranean tree from Cyprus

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 294, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 185-198

  Eliades, Nicolas George Homer ^a,d   Gailing, Oliver ^b   Leinemann, Ludger ^a   Fady, Bruno ^c   Finkeldey, Reiner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c French National Institute for Agriculture   (France)

^d FREDERICK UNIVERSITY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cedrus brevifolia (Cyprus cedar); Genetic differentiation; Genetic diversity; Mediterranean; Narrow endemic; Nuclear and chloroplast (plastid) microsatellites

Indexed keywords

CEDRUS; CEDRUS BREVIFOLIA;

EID: 79959518917     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-011-0453-z     Document Type: Article

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