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Patterns of genetic variability of Taxus baccata L. in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands: the role of historical processes and landscape fragmentation

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Miquel Riba Rovira

In this project we characterized the genetic variability and structure of English yew (Taxus baccata L.)

In this project we characterized the genetic variability and structure of English yew (Taxus baccata L.) both at the regional (Western Mediterranean Basin) and the landscape level. With this approach we evaluated (i) the contribution of historical, evolutionary and ecological factors to the present patterns of genetic diversity, and (ii) the interaction between demographic and genetic processes under different scenarios of landscape fragmentation.

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Related publications:

González-Martínez SC, Dubreuil M, Riba M, Vendramin GG, Sebastiani F, Mayol M (2010) Spatial genetic structure of Taxus baccata L. in the Western Mediterranean Basin: Past and present limits to gene movement over a broad geographic scale. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 55, 805-815.

Dubreuil M, Riba M, González-Martínez SC, Vendramin GG, Sebastiani F, Mayol M (2010) Genetic effects of chronic habitat fragmentation revisited: Strong genetic structure in a temperate tree, Taxus baccata L. (Taxaceae), with great dispersal capability. American Journal of Botany, 97, 303-310.

Dubreuil M, Sebastiani F, Mayol M, González-Martínez SC, Riba M, Vendramin GG (2008) Isolation and characterization of polymorphic nuclear microsatellite loci in Taxus baccata L. Conservation Genetics, 9, 1665-1668.