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Open AccessEffective population size of adult and offspring cohorts as a genetic monitoring tool in two stand-forming and wind-pollinated tree species: Fagus sylvatica L. and Picea abies (L.) Karst.
Genetic diversity is considered to be a prerequisite for adaptation and adaptability as it is a key element of biological diversity. However, the monitoring of genetic diversity has tended to be ignored in bio...
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Open AccessDietary analysis of wolf (Canis lupus) – a comparison of markers and methods
Metabarcoding is emerging as an alternative to morphological methods in noninvasive carnivore diet analysis based on scats. A number of metabarcoding markers have been developed but their comparative performan...
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Open AccessSexual reproduction in two mixed stands of coastal and interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) in Germany
Adult individuals and seeds of two mixed stands of coastal and interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) were analysed for genetic differentiation between the two varieties and evidence of inter...
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Open AccessGenetic diversity of seeds from four German Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seed orchards
In Germany, Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii Franco) is seen as a valuable species for future cultivation in times of climate change. Local seed production in seed stands and seed orchards may secure that local...
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Sex ratios and clonal growth in dioecious Populus euphratica Oliv., **njiang Prov., Western China
Using a microsatellite assay, we investigated sex ratios at three levels (apparent, intrinsic, genet) for Populus euphratica stands in **njiang, China and possible consequences of sex-specific cos...
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Root suckering patterns in Populus euphratica (Euphrates poplar, Salicaceae)
To understand the spatial structure of monospecific Tugai forests (**njiang Province, China) growing as gallery woods nourished by ground water, root suckering in Populus euphratica was studied by a combination o...
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Development of two microsatellite multiplex PCR systems for high throughput genoty** in Populus euphratica
Eighteen microsatellite primer pairs previously developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for Populus tremuloides Michx. and Populus trichocarpa Torr. & Gray were screened for amplification in Euphrates poplar,
