Genetic and morphological structure of a spruce hybrid (Picea sitchensis × P. glauca) zone along a climatic gradient

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1651-1662

  Hamilton, Jill A ^a   Aitken, Sally N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Climate; Hybrid zone; Microsatellites; Mitochondria; Morphology; Picea; Pinaceae; Spruce

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; CHLOROPLAST; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONIFEROUS TREE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRID ZONE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REFORESTATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NASS VALLEY; SKEENA VALLEY;

PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA SITCHENSIS; PINACEAE;

EID: 84881601709     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200654     Document Type: Article

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