Uniform genetic diversity, low differentiation, and neutral evolution characterize contemporary refuge populations of Taiwan fir (Abies kawakamii, Pinaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 194-202

  Shih, Fu Lung ^a   Hwang, Shih Ying ^b   Cheng, Yu Pin ^a   Lee, Pei Fen ^a   Lin, Tsan Piao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abies kawakamii; Genetic divergence; Glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase; Phylogeography; Pinaceae; Refugium; Taiwan; trnL trnF intergenic spacer

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION GENETICS; REFUGE; REFUGIUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

ABIES; ABIES KAWAKAMII; PINACEAE;

EID: 34250760987     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.2.194     Document Type: Article

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