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High levels of effective long-distance dispersal may blur ecotypic divergence in a rare terrestrial orchid.
BMC ecology - 7 Jul 2014
Vanden Broeck An, Van Landuyt Wouter, Cox Karen, De Bruyn Luc, Gyselings Ralf, Oostermeijer Gerard, Valentin Bertille, Bozic Gregor, Dolinar Branko, Illyés Zoltán, Mergeay Joachim
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BACKGROUND: Gene flow and adaptive divergence are key aspects of metapopulation dynamics and ecological speciation. Long-distance dispersal is hard to detect and few studies estimate dispersal in combination with adaptive divergence. The aim of this study was to investigate effective long-distance dispersal and adaptive divergence in the fen orchid (Liparis loeselii (L.) Rich.). We used amplified fragment length...
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