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Southward Pleistocene migration of Douglas-fir into Mexico: phylogeography, ecological niche modeling, and conservation of 'rear edge' populations.
The New phytologist - 1 Mar 2011
Gugger Paul F, González-Rodríguez Antonio, Rodríguez-Correa Hernando, Sugita Shinya, Cavender-Bares Jeannine
Abstract excerpt
• Poleward Pleistocene plant migration has been an important process structuring modern temperate and boreal plant communities, but the contribution of equatorward migration remains poorly understood. Paleobotanical evidence suggests Miocene or Pleistocene origin for temperate 'sky island' plant taxa in Mexico. These 'rear edge' populations situated in a biodiversity hotspot may be an important reserve of genetic...
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