Gene flow and genetic diversity in cultivated and wild cacao (Theobroma cacao) in Bolivia

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2271-2279

  de Schawe, Claudia Chumacero ^a   Durka, Walter ^b   Tscharntke, Teja ^a   Hensen, Isabell ^c   Kessler, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Microsatellites; Paternity analysis; Pollen dispersal; Selfing

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; BODY SIZE; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; MATURATION; OUTCROSSING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TREE; WILD POPULATION;

BOLIVIA;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CACAO; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; MICROSATELLITES; PATERNITY ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN DISPERSAL; POLLINATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SELFING; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

MICROSATELLITES; PATERNITY ANALYSIS; POLLEN DISPERSAL; SELFING;

BOLIVIA; CACAO; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLLINATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84887384302     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1300025     Document Type: Article

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