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Demography, genetic diversity and expansion load in the colonizing species Leontodon longirostris (Asteraceae) throughout its native range.
Molecular ecology - 1 Mar 2021
de Pedro Manuel, Riba Miquel, González-Martínez Santiago C, Seoane Pedro, Bautista Rocío, Claros Manuel Gonzalo, Mayol Maria
Abstract excerpt
Unravelling the evolutionary processes underlying range expansions is fundamental to understand the distribution of organisms, as well as to predict their future responses to environmental change. Predictions for range expansions include a loss of genetic diversity and an accumulation of deleterious alleles along the expansion axis, which can decrease fitness at the range-front (expansion load). In plants,...
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