Species distribution modelling and cpSSR reveal population history of the Neotropical annual herb Tithonia rotundifolia (Asteraceae)

• Published in: Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 248 - 258
• Main Authors: López-Caamal, A, Ferrufino-Acosta, L F, Díaz-Maradiaga, R F, Rodríguez-Delcid, D, Mussali-Galante, P, Tovar-Sánchez, E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Asteraceae - genetics; Bayesian analysis; Biota; Central America; Chloroplasts; Demography; Dispersion; DNA, Chloroplast - genetics; Dry forests; Genetic diversity; Genetic structure; Genetic Variation; Geographical distribution; Haplotypes; Herbs; Historical structures; Hybridization; Mexico; Microsatellite Repeats - genetics; Microsatellites; Migration; Modelling; Models, Statistical; Phylogeography; Pleistocene; Population; Population growth; Populations; Seed dispersal; Species; Taxa; Tithonia rotundifolia; Tropical forests; Central America; Mexico; Mexico; pleistocene climatic change; tropical dry forest; Isthmus of Tehuantepec; Mesoamerica; phylogeography

The impacts of the historical geologic and climatic events on the diversity and genetic structure of Neotropical taxa have recently become a subject of study. However, annual plants associated with tropical dry forests remain under-studied. The exploration of additional taxa in contrasting environme...