Genetic and geographical structure of boreal plants in their southern range: phylogeography of Hippuris vulgaris in China ...

Abstract Background Our current understanding of the evolutionary history of boreal and arctic-alpine plants in their southern range in Asia remains relatively poor. Using three cpDNA non-coding regions and nine nuclear microsatellite (nSSR) loci, we examine the phylogeographic pattern in a broad ge...

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Main Authors: Lu, Qixiang, Zhu, Jinning, Yu, Dan, Xu, Xinwei
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: figshare 2016
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3624836
https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Genetic_and_geographical_structure_of_boreal_plants_in_their_southern_range_phylogeography_of_Hippuris_vulgaris_in_China/3624836
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Summary:Abstract Background Our current understanding of the evolutionary history of boreal and arctic-alpine plants in their southern range in Asia remains relatively poor. Using three cpDNA non-coding regions and nine nuclear microsatellite (nSSR) loci, we examine the phylogeographic pattern in a broad geographic sampling of the boreal plant Hippuris vulgaris to infer its dispersal and diversification in China. In addition, the species distributions at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and at present were predicted using ecological niche modeling (ENM). Results The cpDNA results revealed two distinct lineages, A and B. A is restricted to Northeast China; B is distributed in Northwest China, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and North and Northeast (NNE) China; and A and B diverged ca. 1.36Â Ma. The nSSR data revealed two genetic clusters corresponding to the two cpDNA lineages and nonreciprocal hybridization with lineage A as the maternal lineage in Northeast China. Cluster B further divided into three subclusters: I, ...