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Parallel evolution of dwarf ecotypes in the forest tree Eucalyptus globulus.
The New phytologist - 1 Jan 2007
Foster Susan A, McKinnon Gay E, Steane Dorothy A, Potts Brad M, Vaillancourt René E
Abstract excerpt
Three small populations of a dwarf ecotype of the forest tree Eucalyptus globulus are found on exposed granite headlands in south-eastern Australia. These populations are separated by at least 100 km. Here, we used 12 nuclear microsatellites and a chloroplast DNA marker to investigate the genetic affinities of the dwarf populations to one another and to their nearest populations of tall E. globulus. Cape...
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