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Phylogeography and conservation genetics of the rare and relict Bretschneidera sinensis (Akaniaceae).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Wang Mei-Na, Duan Lei, Qiao Qi, Wang Zheng-Feng, Zimmer Elizabeth A, Li Zhong-Chao, Chen Hong-Feng
Abstract excerpt
Bretschneidera sinensis, a class-I protected wild plant in China, is a relic of the ancient Tertiary tropical flora endemic to Asia. However, little is known about its genetics and phylogeography. To elucidate the current phylogeographic patterns and infer the historical population dynamics of B. sinensis, and to make recommendations for its conservation, three non-coding regions of chloroplast DNA (trnQ-rps16,...
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