Geographic distributions of species are constrained by their ecological requirements. Chozas et al. study the distribution, environmental responses and evolutionary relationships of the three species of the genus...
Tag - phylogeography
botanyone
Origin of distribution and genetic diversity of a savanna species
Cyclic glaciations were frequent throughout the Quaternary and this affected species distribution and population differentiation worldwide. Combining ecological niche modelling and phylogeographical analysis, this study...
Alun Salt
Historical refugia and origins of genetic diversity in a Neotropical savanna tree species
Souza et al. investigate the role of Pleistocene climate changes in driving the geographic distribution and genetic diversity of Dimorphandra mollis, a tree species endemic to the Cerrado, the largest Neotropical...
Genetic diversity of wild papaya
In order to determine whether genetic architecture stems from pre-Pleistocene events or refugia, Chávez-Pesqueira and Núñez-Farfán assess genetic diversity and population dynamics of 19 populations of wild papaya...
Phylogeography above the species level for perennial species in a composite genus
Phylogeography above the species level is a powerful tool for investigating patterns and processes at the boundary between divergent and reticulate relationships. In a new study published in AoB PLANTS, Tremetsberger et...
AoBPLANTS
Phylogeography and reproduction modes in Limonium spp.
The genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) has long been recognized to have sexual and apomictic (asexual seed formation) modes of reproduction.
Climate change and the decline of a foundation tree species
A worldwide increase in tree decline and mortality has been linked to climate change, and where these represent foundation species this can have important implications for ecosystem functions. Dalmaris et al. undertake...
Understanding and forecasting the response of plants to climate change
Response of the fern Asplenium fontanum to environmental change since the last ice-age.
AJ Cann
Phylogeography of a coastal tree species
Phylogeographic analysis of Eucalyptus gomphocephala (tuart), a tree species restricted to a 400 × 10-km band of coastal sand-plain in south-west Australia.
Free—open access paper: Isolated history of the coastal plant Lathyrus japonicus (Leguminosae) in Lake Biwa, an ancient freshwater lake
Lathyrus japonicus commonly inhabits seashores. However it also grows near the shores of an inland lake (Lake Biwa, an ancient japanese freshwater lake) where it is assumed to have been isolated for a long time. The...
Lulu Stader
Evolution of oil-producing trichomes in Sisyrinchium
Flowers offering oil rewards to pollinators have evolved several times within Iridaceae, and oil-producing structures are particularly widespread in Sisyrinchium. Chauveau et al. conduct phylogenetic analyses to produce...
Phylogeography of Caribbean pines
Phylogeography of Caribbean pines Four species of Pinus subsection Australes occur in the Caribbean Basin, and Jardón-Barbolla et al. analyse their phylogeny to assess possible colonization events from Central America...
