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Unexpected low genetic differentiation among allopatric species of section Algarobia of Prosopis (leguminosae).
Genetica - 1 Jan 2000
Bessega C, Ferreyra L, Vilardi J C, Saidman B O
Abstract excerpt
The Chaqueña Biogeographic Province, in South America, is the main diversity centre of Prosopis. A group of sympatric species of Section Algarobia in this region constitutes a syngameon, characterised by frequent hybridization and introgression. These processes have been postulated as responsible for the low genetic differentiation observed among species within this group. In this study genetic variability and...
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