Genetic diversity of populations of Brachypodium pinnatum (L.) P. Beauv.: Expansive grass in a fragmented landscape

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-40

  Baba, Wojciech ^a   Kurowska, Marzena ^b   Kompała Baba, Agnieszka ^b   Wilczek, Adam ^b   Długosz, Joanna ^b   Szarejko, Iwona ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

AFLP; Between class PCA; Brachypodium pinnatum; Calcareous grasslands; Expansion; Genetic diversity; Reproduction; STRUCTURE 2.2 software

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; MOWING; NATIVE SPECIES; POLYMORPHISM; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBPOPULATION;

BRACHYPODIUM; BRACHYPODIUM PINNATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 84864761600     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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