When ecological marginality is not geographically peripheral: exploring genetic predictions of the centre-periphery hypothesis in the endemic plant Lilium pomponium

• Published in: PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) Vol. 9; p. e11039
• Main Authors: Casazza, Gabriele, Macrì, Carmelo, Dagnino, Davide, Guerrina, Maria, Juin, Marianick, Minuto, Luigi, Thompson, John D., Baumel, Alex, Médail, Frédéric
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States PeerJ, Inc 10.03.2021; PeerJ; PeerJ Inc
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Climate change; Demography; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Discordance; DNA; Ecology; Endangered & extinct species; Environmental factors; Environmental gradient; Environmental Sciences; Genetic differentiation; Genetic diversity; Geographic range; Geography; Habitat availability; Hypotheses; Lilium; Peripheral populations; Plant Science; Population; Population Biology; Population dynamics; Predictions; Trends; Alps; Geographic range; Genetic differentiation; Genetic diversity; Environmental gradient; Plant Science; Population Biology Genetic diversity; Subjects Biodiversity; Ecology
• ISSN: 2167-8359; 2167-8359
• DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11039

Quantifying variation of genetic traits over the geographical range of species is crucial for understanding the factors driving their range dynamics. The center-periphery hypothesis postulates, and many studies support, the idea that genetic diversity decreases and genetic differentiation increases...