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Population Genetic Structure of a Widespread Bat-Pollinated Columnar Cactus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Bustamante Enriquena, Búrquez Alberto, Scheinvar Enrique, Eguiarte Luis Enrique
Abstract excerpt
Bats are the main pollinators and seed dispersers of Stenocereus thurberi, a xenogamous columnar cactus of northwestern Mexico and a good model to illustrate spatial dynamics of gene flow in long-lived species. Previous studies in this cactus showed differences among populations in the type and abundance of pollinators, and in the timing of flowering and fruiting. In this study we analyzed genetic variability and...
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