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The diversification of terpene emissions in Mediterranean oaks: lessons from a study of Quercus suber, Quercus canariensis and its hybrid Quercus afares.
Tree physiology - 1 Sept 2012
Welter Saskia, Bracho-Nuñez Araceli, Mir Céline, Zimmer Ina, Kesselmeier Jürgen, Lumaret Roselyne, Schnitzler Jörg-Peter, Staudt Michael
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Interspecific gene flow is common in oaks. In the Mediterranean, this process produced geographical differentiations and new species, which may have contributed to the diversification of the production of volatile terpenes in the oak species of this region. The endemic North African deciduous oak...
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