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Genetic conservation and management of the California endemic, Torrey pine ( Pinus torreyana Parry): Implications of genetic rescue in a genetically depauperate species
- Award ID(s):
- 1626905
- PAR ID:
- 10057889
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Ecology and Evolution
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 18
- ISSN:
- 2045-7758
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 7370 to 7381
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3306
