Population structure and historical demography of Dipteronia dyeriana (Sapindaceae), an extremely narrow palaeoendemic plant from China: implications for conservation in a biodiversity hot spot.

Abstract excerpt

Inferring past demography is a central question in evolutionary and conservation biology. It is, however, sometimes challenging to disentangle their roles of contemporary versus historical processes in shaping the current patterns of genetic variation in endangered species. In this study, we used both chloroplast microsatellite (cpSSR) loci and nuclear microsatellite (nSSR) loci to assess the levels of genetic...

Topics

• Bayes Theorem
• Biodiversity
• China
• Conservation of Natural Resources
• DNA, Chloroplast
• DNA, Plant
• Endangered Species
• Gene Flow
• Genetic Drift
• Genetic Variation
• Genetics, Population