Genetic and Historical Colonization Analyses of an Endemic Savanna Tree, Qualea grandiflora, Reveal Ancient Connections Between Amazonian Savannas and Cerrado Core

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 9; p. 981
• Main Authors: Buzatti, Renata Santiago de Oliveira, Pfeilsticker, Thais R., de Magalhães, Rafael Félix, Bueno, Marcelo L., Lemos-Filho, José P., Lovato, Maria B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 17.07.2018
• Subjects: Amazonian savanna; Cerrado; colonization route; phylogeography; Plant Science; Pleistocene climatic oscillation; Vochysiaceae; relaxed random walk; colonization route; Cerrado; Pleistocene climatic oscillation; Amazonian savanna; Vochysiaceae; historical connection; phylogeography

The evolutionary processes underlying the high diversity and endemism in the Cerrado, the most extensive Neotropical savanna, remain unclear, including the factors promoting the presence and evolution of savanna enclaves in the Amazon forest. In this study, we investigated the effects of past climat...