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Phylogeography of Libanotis buchtormensis (Umbelliferae) in Disjunct Populations along the Deserts in Northwest China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Wang Ping, Zhang Xianzhi, Tang Nan, Liu Jianjun, Xu Langran, Wang Kai
Abstract excerpt
In Northwest China, aridification and desert expansion play significant roles in promoting desert plant diversification and speciation. However, to date, little is known about the effects of the desert barrier on the population structure of montane, non-desert species in the area. In this study, we sequenced chloroplast DNA regions (trnL-trnF and trnS-trnG) and a nuclear gene (rpb2) to investigate the population...
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