Microsatellite evidence for high clonality and limited genetic diversity in Ziziphus celata (Rhamnaceae), an endangered, self-incompatible shrub endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge, Florida, USA

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 223-234

  Gitzendanner, Matthew A ^a,b   Weekley, Carl W ^c   Germain Aubrey, Charlotte C ^a   Soltis, Douglas E ^a   Soltis, Pamela S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonality; Conservation genetics; Genetic diversity; Lake Wales Ridge, Florida; Rare species conservation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; MUTATION; RARITY; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; SHRUB; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE WALES RIDGE; UNITED STATES;

RHAMNACEAE; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS CELATA;

EID: 84856211890     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-011-0287-9     Document Type: Article

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