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Survival in the Tropics despite isolation, inbreeding and asexual reproduction: insights from the genome of the world's southernmost poplar (Populus ilicifolia).
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2020
Chen Zeyuan, Ai Fandi, Zhang Junlin, Ma Xinzhi, Yang Wenlu, Wang Weiwei, Su Yutao, Wang Mingcheng, Yang Yongzhi, Mao Kangshan, Wang Qingfeng, Lascoux Martin, Liu Jianquan, Ma Tao
Abstract excerpt
Species are becoming extinct at unprecedented rates as a consequence of human activity. Hence it is important to understand the evolutionary dynamics of species with already small population sizes. Populus ilicifolia is a vulnerable poplar species that is isolated from other poplar species and is uniquely adapted to the Tropics. It has a very limited size, reproduces partly clonally and is therefore an excellent...
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