Genetic structure of a natural oak community in central Italy: Evidence of gene flow between three sympatric white oak species (Quercus, Fagaceae)

Annals of Forest Research

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 205-216

  Antonecchia, Gaby ^a   Fortini, Paola ^a   Lepais, Olivier ^b,c   Gerber, Sophie ^d,e   Léger, Patrick ^d   Scippa, Gabriella Stefania ^a   Viscosi, Vincenzo ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b Ecologie Comportementale et Biologie des Populations de Poissons   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^d UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^f MIUR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian clustering analysis; EST SSRs; Hybridization; Interspecific gene flow; Italian Peninsula; Q. petraea; Q. pubescens; Quercus frainetto

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941318659     PISSN: 18448135     EISSN: 20652445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15287/afr.2015.415     Document Type: Article

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