Conservation of genetic diversity in slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) in Wisconsin despite the devastating impact of Dutch elm disease

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1001-1010

  Brunet, Johanne ^a   Zalapa, Juan ^a   Guries, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottleneck; Dutch elm disease; Genetic diversity; Genetic structure; Slippery elm; Ulmus rubra

Indexed keywords

OPHIOSTOMA ULMI; ULMUS; ULMUS AMERICANA; ULMUS RUBRA;

EID: 84962748077     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: 15729737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-016-0838-1     Document Type: Article

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