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Late Miocene lineage divergence and ecological differentiation of rare endemic Juniperus blancoi: clues for the diversification of North American conifers.
The New phytologist - 1 Jul 2014
Moreno-Letelier Alejandra, Mastretta-Yanes Alicia, Barraclough Timothy G
Abstract excerpt
Western North America and Mexico contain a large number of conifer species. This diversity could be the product of orographic and climate changes of the late Tertiary and Quaternary. In this study, we focus on the evolutionary history of Juniperus blancoi, in order to determine the impact of climate change and environmental heterogeneity on population differentiation. We estimated the population structure,...
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