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Variation in sclerophylly among Iberian populations of Quercus coccifera L. is associated with genetic differentiation across contrasting environments.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 May 2009
Rubio de Casas R, Vargas P, Pérez-Corona E, Cano E, Manrique E, García-Verdugo C, Balaguer L
Abstract excerpt
Evergreen oaks are an emblematic element of the Mediterranean vegetation and have a leaf phenotype that seems to have remained unchanged since the Miocene. We hypothesise that variation of the sclerophyll phenotype among Iberian populations of Quercus coccifera is partly due to an ulterior process of ecotypic differentiation. We analysed the genetic structure of nine Iberian populations using ISSR fingerprints,...
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