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Breeding systems and continuing evolution in the endemic Sorbus taxa on Arran.
Heredity - 1 Nov 2004
Robertson A, Newton A C, Ennos R A
Abstract excerpt
The Arran whitebeams Sorbus arranensis and S. pseudofennica are two endemic woody plant taxa that have evolved on Arran through hybridisation. S. arranensis is a triploid hybrid between the widespread diploid S. aucuparia and the rare tetraploid S. rupicola. S. pseudofennica is a tetraploid formed by crossing between S. arranensis and S. aucuparia. In order to determine the mating systems of the two endemic...
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