Low population genetic differentiation in the Orchidaceae: Implications for the diversification of the family

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 5208-5220

  Phillips, Ryan D ^a,b,c   Dixon, Kingsley W ^b,c   Peakall, Rod ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

diversity; genetic drift; Orchidaceae; rarity; selection; speciation

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS; ORCHIDACEAE; POPULATION GENETICS;

GENE FLOW; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; ISOENZYMES; ORCHIDACEAE;

ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 84867681382     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12036     Document Type: Article

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