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Phylogeography of Pinus subsection Australes in the Caribbean Basin.
Annals of botany - 1 Feb 2011
Jardón-Barbolla Lev, Delgado-Valerio Patricia, Geada-López Gretel, Vázquez-Lobo Alejandra, Piñero Daniel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Four species of Pinus subsection Australes occur in the Caribbean Basin: P. caribaea, P. cubensis, P. maestrensis and P. occidentalis. This study analyses the phylogeography of these species to assess possible colonization events from Central America to the islands and subsequent population expansions during glacial periods driven by both drier climate and larger emerged land areas. METHODS:...
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