Spatial genetic structure of Campanula thyrsoides across the European Alps: Indications for glaciation-driven allopatric subspeciation

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-110

  Kuss, P ^a,b   Armbruster, G F J ^a   AEgisdottir H H ^a,c   Scheepens, J F ^a   Stocklin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Bayesian clustering; DST; Genetic break lines; Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; Tessellation

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DICOTYLEDON; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; RECOLONIZATION;

AUSTRIA; FRANCE; SWITZERLAND;

CAMPANULA THYRSOIDES;

EID: 79955659484     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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