Seed-mediated connectivity among fragmented populations of Quercus castanea (Fagaceae) in a Mexican landscape

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1663-1671

  Herrera Arroyo, M Luisa ^a,b   Sork, Victoria L ^c   González Rodríguez, Antonio ^a   Rocha Ramírez, Víctor ^a   Vega, Ernesto ^a   Oyama, Ken ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^b Instituto de Investigación y Posgrados para la Interculturalidad   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast dna; Fagaceae; Forest fragmentation; Genetic connectivity; Genetic variation; Microsatellites; Quercus castanea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CHLOROPLAST; CONNECTIVITY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL;

LAKE CUITZEO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN;

EID: 84881580138     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200396     Document Type: Article

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