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An evaluation of small-scale genetic diversity and the mating system in Zostera noltii on an intertidal sandflat in the Wadden Sea.
Annals of botany - 1 Jan 2011
Zipperle Andreas M, Coyer James A, Reise Karsten, Stam Wytze T, Olsen Jeanine L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The dwarf eelgrass, Zostera noltii, is a predominant inhabitant of soft-bottom intertidal regions along the coasts of northern Europe. It is a monoecious, protogynous angiosperm in which the potential for self-fertilization and inbreeding are high, especially if clone sizes exceed pollen dispersal distances. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between mating system...
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