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Landscape genetics of the tropical willow Salix humboldtiana: influence of climate, salinity, and orography in an altitudinal gradient.
American journal of botany - 1 Mar 2022
Hernández-Leal Mariana S, Suárez-Atilano Marco, Nicasio-Arzeta Sergio, Piñero Daniel, González-Rodríguez Antonio
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PREMISE: Gene flow in riparian ecosystems is influenced by landscape features such as orography, climate, and salinity. The downstream increase in genetic diversity (DIGD) hypothesis states that the unidirectionality of the watercourse causes an accumulation of genetic diversity toward downstream populations, while upstream populations are more structured and less diverse, especially in water-dispersed organisms....
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