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Phylogeographic study reveals the origin and evolutionary history of a Rhododendron species complex in Taiwan.
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Jan 2007
Chung Jeng-Der, Lin Tsan-Piao, Chen Yu-Ling, Cheng Yu-Pin, Hwang Shih-Ying
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This study infers a single origin and a once-widespread distribution of the Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum species complex in Taiwan based on chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) variation. In total, 124 individuals from five endemic Rhododendron species were used for amplifications of two chloroplast intergenic spacers: trnL-trnF and atpB-rbcL. The haplotype and nucleotide diversities were much lower for the R....
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