Population genetic structure of Picea engelmannii, P. glauca and their previously unrecognized hybrids in the central Rocky Mountains

Tree Genetics and Genomes

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 669-681

  Haselhorst, Monia S H ^a   Buerkle, C Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Admixture; Geographic overlap; Hybridization; Picea; Spruce

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 84877717029     PISSN: 16142942     EISSN: 16142950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11295-012-0583-7     Document Type: Article

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