Article
Diversification of plant species in a subtropical region of eastern South American highlands: a phylogeographic perspective on native Petunia (Solanaceae).
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 2010
Lorenz-Lemke Aline P, Togni Pakisa D, Mäder Geraldo, Kriedt Raquel A, Stehmann João R, Salzano Francisco M, Bonatto Sandro L, Freitas Loreta B
Abstract excerpt
In the Southern and Southeastern Brazilian highlands, a clade of seven species of Petunia that are endemic to the region (P. altiplana, P. bonjardinensis, P. guarapuavensis, P. mantiqueirensis, P. reitzii, P. saxicola and P. scheideana) exists in association with grassland formations. These formations are isolated in high-altitude regions, being surrounded by forested areas, and experienced contraction-expansion...
Topics
- Brazil
- DNA, Chloroplast
- DNA, Plant
- DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
- Ecosystem
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Haplotypes
- Petunia