Article
Conservation genetics of the threatened plant species Physaria filiformis (Missouri bladderpod) reveals strong genetic structure and a possible cryptic species.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Edwards Christine E, Tessier Brooke C, Swift Joel F, Bassüner Burgund, Linan Alexander G, Albrecht Matthew A, Yatskievych George A
Abstract excerpt
Understanding genetic diversity and structure in a rare species is critical for prioritizing both in situ and ex situ conservation efforts. One such rare species is Physaria filiformis (Brassicaceae), a threatened, winter annual plant species. The species has a naturally fragmented distribution, occupying three different soil types spread across four disjunct geographical locations in Missouri and Arkansas. The...
Topics
- Arkansas
- Brassicaceae
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- DNA, Plant
- Endangered Species
- Gene Flow
- Genetic Drift
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Plant
- Genotype
