Low genetic diversity and weak population differentiation in Firmiana danxiaensis, a tree species endemic to Danxia landform in northern Guangdong, China

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 66-72

  Chen, Sufang ^a   Li, Mingwan ^a   Hou, Rongfeng ^b   Liao, Wenbo ^a   Zhou, Renchao ^a   Fan, Qiang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Administrative Committee of Mount Danxia National Park   (China)

Author keywords

Danxia landform; Firmiana danxiaensis; Genetic variation; Microsatellite markers

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION GENETICS; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PETROGRAPHY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL;

CHINA; GUANGDONG;

EID: 84896341926     PISSN: 03051978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2014.02.029     Document Type: Article

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