Forest fragmentation genetics in a formerly widespread island endemic tree: Vateriopsis seychellarum (Dipterocarpaceae)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2369-2382

  Finger, A ^a   Kettle, C J ^a   Kaiser Bunbury, C N ^a,b   Valentin, T ^c   Mougal, J ^c   Ghazoul, J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c National Parks Authority   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

conservation genetics; Dipterocarpaceae; Islands; microsatellites; Seychelles; Vateriopsis seychellarum

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; DIPTEROCARPACEAE; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; SEYCHELLES; TREE;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEYCHELLES; TREES;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE;

EID: 84860529313     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05543.x     Document Type: Article

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