Article
High genetic diversity and distinctiveness of rear-edge climate relicts maintained by ancient tetraploidisation for Alnus glutinosa.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Lepais Olivier, Muller Serge D, Ben Saad-Limam Samia, Benslama Mohamed, Rhazi Laila, Belouahem-Abed Djamila, Daoud-Bouattour Amina, Gammar Amor Mokhtar, Ghrabi-Gammar Zeineb, Bacles Cécile Fanny Emilie
Abstract excerpt
Populations located at the rear-edge of a species' distribution may have disproportionate ecological and evolutionary importance for biodiversity conservation in a changing global environment. Yet genetic studies of such populations remain rare. This study investigates the evolutionary history of North-African low latitude marginal populations of Alnus glutinosa Gaertn., a European tree species that plays a...
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