Range-wide genetic structure and diversity of the endemic tree line species Polylepis australis (Rosaceae) in Argentina

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1825-1833

  Hensen, Isabell ^a   Teich, Ingrid ^b   Hirsch, Heidi ^a   von Wehrden, Henrik ^c   Renison, Daniel ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b University of Córdoba ^*  (Argentina)

^c LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

AFLP; Climate change; High mountain forests; Neotropics; Population genetics; Tree migration

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; MIGRATION ROUTE; MONTANE FOREST; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLYMORPHISM; POSTGLACIAL;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; ROSACEAE; TREE;

ARGENTINA; GENE FLOW; GENETIC STRUCTURES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; HETEROZYGOTE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ROSACEAE; TREES;

ARGENTINA;

POLYLEPIS AUSTRALIS; ROSACEAE;

EID: 84858433251     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000100     Document Type: Article

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