Article
Genetic diversity and population structure in Polygonum cespitosum: insights to an ongoing plant invasion.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Matesanz Silvia, Theiss Kathryn E, Holsinger Kent E, Sultan Sonia E
Abstract excerpt
Molecular markers can help elucidate how neutral evolutionary forces and introduction history contribute to genetic variation in invaders. We examined genetic diversity, population structure and colonization patterns in the invasive Polygonum cespitosum, a highly selfing, tetraploid Asian annual introduced to North America. We used nine diploidized polymorphic microsatellite markers to study 16 populations in the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
