Article
Phylogeography of the endangered rosewood Dalbergia nigra (Fabaceae): insights into the evolutionary history and conservation of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
Heredity - 1 Jan 2011
Ribeiro R A, Lemos-Filho J P, Ramos A C S, Lovato M B
Abstract excerpt
The Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) is an endangered tree endemic to the central Brazilian Atlantic Forest, one of the world's most threatened biomes. The population diversity, phylogeographic structure and demographic history of this species were investigated using the variation in the chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) sequences of 185 individuals from 19 populations along the geographical range of the species....
Topics
- Brazil
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- DNA, Chloroplast
- Dalbergia
- Endangered Species
- Genetic Variation
- Haplotypes
- Phylogeny
- Trees
