Use of RAPD analysis in devising conservation strategies for the rare and endangered Grevillea scapigera (Proteaceae).

doi:10.1111/j.1365-294x.1995.tb00225.x

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Use of RAPD analysis in devising conservation strategies for the rare and endangered Grevillea scapigera (Proteaceae).

Molecular ecology - 1 Jun 1995

Rossetto M, Weaver P K, Dixon K W

Abstract excerpt

Extensive human impact in south western Australia has resulted in a high incidence of rarity throughout the highly endemic flora of the region. Grevillea scapigera (Proteaceae) is a typical example, with 27 plants (represented by four extant populations) remaining in the wild. In order to devise...

Topics

Australia
Base Sequence
DNA Fingerprinting
Genetic Markers
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Plants
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Genetic
Selection, Genetic

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