Low genetic diversity, moderate local adaptation, and phylogeographic insights in Cornus nuttallii (Cornaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1327-1336

  Keir, Karolyn R ^a   Bemmels, Jordan B ^a   Aitken, Sally N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive cline; Chloroplast diversity; Cornaceae; Cornus nuttallii; Microsatellite markers; Pacific dogwood; Phenotypic variation; Population structure; Postglacial recolonization

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PLANT DNA;

CHLOROPLAST; CLINE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISPERSION; DIVERGENCE; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLLINATION; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION STRUCTURE; POSTGLACIAL; RECOLONIZATION;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORNUS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NORTH AMERICA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; CLIMATE; CORNUS; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; DNA, PLANT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; HAPLOTYPES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NORTH AMERICA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLLINATION; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CALIFORNIA; CANADA; UNITED STATES;

CORNACEAE; CORNUS; CORNUS NUTTALLII;

EID: 84858435961     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000466     Document Type: Article

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