Article
The 'queen of the Andes' (Puya raimondii) is genetically fragile and fragmented: a consequence of long generation time and semelparity?
The New phytologist - 1 Oct 2024
Liu Lu, James Jennifer, Zhang Yu-Qu, Wang Zheng-Feng, Arakaki Mónica, Vadillo Giovana, Zhou Qiu-Jie, Lascoux Martin, Ge Xue-Jun
Abstract excerpt
Understanding how life history shapes genetic diversity is a fundamental issue in evolutionary biology, with important consequences for conservation. However, we still have an incomplete picture of the impact of life history on genome-wide patterns of diversity, especially in long-lived semelparous plants. Puya raimondii is a high-altitude semelparous species from the Andes that flowers at 40-100 years of age. We...
Topics
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Plant
- Genetics, Population
- Time Factors
- Population Dynamics