Article
Phylogenetic and population genetic analyses of diploid Leucaena (Leguminosae; Mimosoideae) reveal cryptic species diversity and patterns of divergent allopatric speciation.
American journal of botany - 1 Dec 2011
Govindarajulu Rajanikanth, Hughes Colin E, Bailey C Donovan
Abstract excerpt
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Leucaena comprises 17 diploid species, five tetraploid species, and a complex series of hybrids whose evolutionary histories have been influenced by human seed translocation, cultivation, and subsequent spontaneous hybridization. Here we investigated patterns of evolutionary divergence among diploid Leucaena through comprehensively sampled multilocus phylogenetic and population genetic...
Topics
- Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
- Base Sequence
- Cell Nucleus
- Chloroplasts
- Diploidy
- Ecotype
- Fabaceae
- Genes, Plant
- Genetic Speciation
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Geography
- Humans
- Likelihood Functions