Conservation implications of widespread polyploidy and apomixis: a case study in the genus Pomaderris (Rhamnaceae)

• Published in: Conservation genetics Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 917 - 926
• Main Authors: Chen, Stephanie H., Guja, Lydia K., Schmidt-Lebuhn, Alexander N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.08.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal Genetics and Genomics; Apomixis; Asexual reproduction; Australia; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; case studies; Congeners; Conservation; Conservation Biology/Ecology; Diploids; Diploidy; Ecology; Endemic species; Evolutionary Biology; Flow cytometry; Genetic diversity; genetic variation; genome; Genomes; hexaploidy; Life Sciences; Management; New Zealand; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Ploidy; Polyploidy; Rare species; Research Article; Rhamnaceae; Sampling designs; Seeds; Sterility; Tetraploidy; Threatened species; Triploidy; Wildlife conservation; New Zealand; Australia; Polyploidy; Conservation management; Seed production; Apomixis

Polyploidy resulting from whole genome duplication is common in plants and is increasingly being recognised as a critical factor in conservation actions, particularly when within-species variation in ploidy exists. Pomaderris (Rhamnaceae), a genus of 70 species endemic to Australia and New Zealand,...