Abstract
The giant fennel, Ferula communis L. (Apiaceae) is a circum-Mediterranean species responsible of severe haemorrhagic intoxication of livestock. Electrophoretic analysis of 14 putative enzyme loci was carried out to assess genetic differentiation among poisonous and non-poisonous chemotypes of F. communis in Sardinia. Genetic structuring characterises all the five populations examined. However, differentiation was higher between poisonous and non-poisonous populations (P < 0.00001), and was independent from geographic distances, suggesting a reduced gene flow between the two chemotypes.
Lingua originale | Inglese |
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pagine (da-a) | 1397-1408 |
Numero di pagine | 12 |
Rivista | Biochemical Systematics and Ecology |
Volume | 31 |
Numero di pubblicazione | 12 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - dic 2003 |
Pubblicato esternamente | Sì |