Low genetic diversity and local adaptive divergence of Dracaena cambodiana (Liliaceae) populations associated with historical population bottlenecks and natural selection: An endangered long-lived tree endemic to Hainan Island, China

Plant Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 828-838

  Zheng, D J ^a,b   Xie, L S ^a   Zhu, J H ^b   Zhang, Z L ^a,b  

^a Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dracaena cambodiana; Genetic diversity; Historical population bottleneck; Local adaptive divergence; Natural selection; Population differentiation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; NATURAL SELECTION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK;

CHINA; HAINAN;

LILIACEAE;

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRACAENA; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); POPULATION GENETICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; TREE;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHINA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRACAENA; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; ISLANDS; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SELECTION, GENETIC; TREES;

EID: 84864779029     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00559.x     Document Type: Article

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