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Quaternary range dynamics of ecologically divergent species (Edraianthus serpyllifolius and E. tenuifolius, Campanulaceae) within the Balkan refugiumBoštjan Surina,
Peter Schönswetter,
Gerald M. Schneeweiss, 2011, original scientific article
Abstract: We investigated Quaternary range dynamics of two closely related but ecologically divergent species (cold-tolerant Edraianthus serpyllifolius and thermophilic Edraianthus tenuifolius) with overlapping distribution ranges endemic to the western Balkan Peninsula, an important yet understudied Pleistocene refugium. Our aims were: to test predictions of the 'refugia-within refugia' model of strong genetic subdivisions due to population isolation in separate refugia; to explore whether two ecologically divergent species reacted differently to Pleistocene climatic fluctuations; and to test predictions of the displacement refugia model of stronger differentiation among populations in the thermophilic E. tenuifolius compared with the cold-tolerant E. serpyllifolius
Keywords: Campanulaceae, Edraianthus, phylogeography, plant migartion, Dinaric Alps, dispersal barriers, refugium, Pleistocene
Published in RUP: 15.10.2013; Views: 4443; Downloads: 314
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