Evolutionary dynamics of emblematic Araucaria species (Araucariaceae) in New Caledonia: Nuclear and chloroplast markers suggest recent diversification, introgression, and a tight link between genetics and geography within species

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Gaudeul, Myriam ^a   Gardner, Martin F ^b   Thomas, Philip ^b   Ennos, Richard A ^c   Hollingsworth, Pete M ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admixture; Closely related species; Conifers; Diversification; Hotspot; Hybridization; Introgression; Phylogeography; Population genetics; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIACEAE; CONIFEROPHYTA;

CHLOROPLAST DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PLANT DNA;

CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; CONIFER; EVOLUTION; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; INBREEDING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEW CALEDONIA; PHYLOGENY;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; DNA, PLANT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; INBREEDING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; NEW CALEDONIA; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84907857430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-014-0171-6     Document Type: Article

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