Is Cupressus sempervirens native in Italy? An answer from genetic and palaeobotanical data

• Published in: Molecular Ecology Vol. 18; no. 10; pp. 2276 - 2286
• Main Authors: Bagnoli, F, Vendramin, G.G, Buonamici, A, Doulis, A.G, Gonzalez-Martinez, S.C, La Porta, N, Magri, D, Raddi, P, Sebastiani, F, Fineschi, S
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2009; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Wiley
• Subjects: Alleles; Cupressus - genetics; Cupressus sempervirens; DNA, Plant - genetics; Ecology; Evolution, Molecular; Fossils; genetic differentiation; genetic variation; Genetics, Population; Greece; Italy; Life Sciences; Microsatellite Repeats; Molecular biology; Native species; nuclear microsatellites; phylogeography; Population Dynamics; Population genetics; population structure; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Trees; Tunisia; Turkey; Greece; Italy; Turkey; Tunisia

This study represents the first large-scale analysis using nuclear molecular markers to assess genetic diversity and structure of Cupressus sempervirens L.. Genetic and fossil data were combined to infer the possible role of human activity and evolutionary history in shaping the diversity of cypress...