Range-wide neutral and adaptive genetic structure of an endemic herb from Amazonian Savannas

• Published in: AoB plants Vol. 12; no. 1; p. plaa003
• Main Authors: Silva, Amanda R, Resende-Moreira, Luciana C, Carvalho, Carolina S, Lanes, Eder C M, Ortiz-Vera, Mabel P, Viana, Pedro L, Jaffé, Rodolfo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Clustering; Endemic species; Environmental changes; Environmental organizations; Evolution; Genetic diversity; Genetic structure; Geographical distribution; Herbs; Inbreeding; Rare species; Savannahs; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Special Issue: The Ecology and Genetics of Population Differentiation in Plants; Species extinction; evolutionary significant unit; conservation genomics; environmental association tests (EAT); single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP); genotype–environment association (GEA); Brasilianthus carajensis

Abstract Conserving genetic diversity in rare and narrowly distributed endemic species is essential to maintain their evolutionary potential and minimize extinction risk under future environmental change. In this study we assess neutral and adaptive genetic structure and genetic diversity in Brasili...