Gene flow between vicariant tree species: insights into savanna-forest evolutionary relationships

• Published in: Tree genetics & genomes Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 1 - 36
• Main Authors: Resende-Moreira, Luciana C., Ramos, Ana Carolina S., Scliar, Marília O., Silva, Reinaldo M., Azevedo, Vânia C. R., Ciampi, Ana Y., Lemos-Filho, José P., Lovato, Maria Bernadete
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bayesian theory; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; cerrado; chloroplast DNA; Ecosystems; Evolution; Forestry; Forests; Gene flow; genetic markers; Genetic structure; genetic variation; Genomes; habitats; haplotypes; Holocene; Hybridization; Hybrids; Hymenaea courbaril; interspecific hybridization; leaves; Life Sciences; Morphology; Original Article; Phylogenetics; phylogeography; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant species; riparian forests; Savannahs; savannas; statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Tree Biology; Trees; Brazil; Leaf morphology; Microsatellites; Hybridization; Cerrado

Studying the genetic structure of vicariant species (i.e., closely related species that occupy ecologically distinct yet adjacent habitats) can shed light on the evolution and divergence of species with different ecological requirements. A previous phylogeographic study identified chloroplast DNA ha...