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Plastid DNA diversity is higher in the island endemic Guadalupe cypress than in the continental Tecate cypress.
PloS one - 20 Jan 2011
Rosas Escobar Patricia, Gernandt David S, Piñero Daniel, Garcillán Pedro P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Callitropsis guadalupensis (Guadalupe cypress) is endemic to Guadalupe Island, Mexico, where it is the dominant species of the only forest. The species has suffered declining numbers following the introduction of goats to the island over 150 years ago. Callitropsis guadalupensis is closely related to Callitropsis forbesii (Tecate cypress), distributed in small isolated populations in mainland Baja...
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