High genetic diversity and low population structure in Porter's sunflower (Helianthus porteri)

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-415

  Gevaert, Scott D ^a   Mandel, Jennifer R ^a   Burke, John M ^a   Donovan, Lisa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

conservation genetics; gene flow; geographic isolation; granite outcrop; Helianthus porteri; transplant experiment

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE FLOW; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPAGULE; SUNFLOWER;

ECOSYSTEM; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; HELIANTHUS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS PORTERI;

EID: 84876266582     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: 14657333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jhered/est009     Document Type: Article

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