Article
Genetic structure of Mesoamerican populations of Big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) inferred from microsatellite analysis.
Molecular ecology - 1 Nov 2003
Novick Rachel Roth, Dick Christopher W, Lemes Maristerra R, Navarro Carlos, Caccone Adalgisa, Bermingham Eldredge
Abstract excerpt
While microsatellites have been used to examine genetic structure in local populations of Neotropical trees, genetic studies based on such high-resolution markers have not been carried out for Mesoamerica as a whole. Here we assess the genetic structure of the Mesoamerican mahogany Swietenia macrophylla King (big-leaf mahogany), a Neotropical tree species recently listed as endangered in CITES which is...
Topics
- Central America
- Cluster Analysis
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
- Meliaceae
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Models, Genetic
