Genotypic variation in populations of the clonal plant Saxifraga cernua in the central and peripheral regions of the species range

Russian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 413-416

  Kapralov, M V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND ANIMAL ECOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

allozymes; clonal plants; genetic variation; peripheral populations; Saxifraga cernua

Indexed keywords

CLONAL ORGANISM; GENETIC VARIATION; PLANT; POPULATION GENETICS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SAXIFRAGA; SAXIFRAGA CERNUA;

EID: 8544259622     PISSN: 10674136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:RUSE.0000046979.05065.66     Document Type: Article

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