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Phylogeography of Camassia quamash in western North America: postglacial colonization and transport by indigenous peoples.
Molecular ecology - 1 Sept 2009
Tomimatsu Hiroshi, Kephart Susan R, Vellend Mark
Abstract excerpt
Recent human activities have spread numerous plant species across the globe, yet it is unclear to what degree historical human activities influenced plant dispersal. In western North America, Camassia quamash was one of the most important food plants for indigenous peoples, who transported its propagules either intentionally or accidentally. We investigated how human and natural dispersal might have contributed...
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