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Forest-tree population genomics and adaptive evolution

  1. Santiago C. González-Martínez1,
  2. Konstantin V. Krutovsky2,
  3. David B. Neale3,4

Article first published online: 27 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01686.x

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Volume 170, Issue 2, pages 227–238, April 2006

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González-Martínez, S. C., Krutovsky, K. V. and Neale, D. B. (2006), Forest-tree population genomics and adaptive evolution. New Phytologist, 170: 227–238. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01686.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Forest Systems and Resources, Center of Forest Research (CIFOR-INIA), 28040 Madrid, Spain;

  2. 2

    Department of Forest Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2135, USA;

  3. 3

    Institute of Forest Genetics, Pacific South-west Research Station, US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Davis, CA 95616, USA;

  4. 4

    Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA

*Author for correspondence: David Neale Tel: +1 530 7548431 Fax: +1 530 7549366 Email: dbneale@ucdavis.edu

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  2. Article first published online: 27 MAR 2006
  3. Received: 21 December 2005 Accepted: 11 January 2006

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