Introgression and phylogeography of Betula nana (diploid), B pubescens (tetraploid) and their triploid hybrids in Iceland inferred from cpDNA haplotype variation

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2098-2110

  Th Thorsson A E ^a   Palsson S ^a   Lascoux, M ^b,c   Anamthawat Jonsson K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Betula; Birch; Chloroplast haplotypes; Hybridization; Iceland; Introgression; Phylogeography; Polyploidy; Triploid hybrid

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM; POLYPLOIDY; SHRUB;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; SCANDINAVIA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BETULA; BETULA NANA; BETULA PUBESCENS;

EID: 77958195304     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02353.x     Document Type: Article

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