Effects of zoochory on the spatial genetic structure of plant populations

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 21, 2017, Pages 5896-5910

  Gelmi Candusso, Tiziana A ^a   Heymann, Eckhard W ^a   Heer, Katrin ^b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

animal behaviour; fine scale spatial genetic structure; plant animal interactions; seed dispersal; seed dispersal distance; Sp statistic

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; PLANT; POLLINATION; POPULATION GENETICS; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; PLANTS; POLLINATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 85034114351     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.14351     Document Type: Review

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