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Population dynamics of the endangered plant, Phaedranassa tunguraguae, from the Tropical Andean hotspot.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jul 2012
Oleas Nora H, Meerow Alan W, Francisco-Ortega Javier
Abstract excerpt
The Tropical Andes is a diversity hotspot for plants, but there is a scant knowledge about patterns of genetic variation within its constituent species. Phaedranassa tunguraguae is an IUCN endangered plant species endemic to a single valley in the Ecuadorian Andes. We estimate the levels of genetic differentiation across the geographic distribution of P. tunguraguae using 12 microsatellite loci. We discuss...
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