Glacial Refugia: Hotspots But Not Melting Pots of Genetic Diversity

J. Petit, Rémy; Aguinagalde, Itziar; de Beaulieu, Jacques‐Louis; Bittkau, Christiane; Brewer, Simon; Cheddadi, Rachid; A. Ennos, Richard; Fineschi, Silvia; Grivet, Delphine; Lascoux, Martin; Mohanty, Aparajita; Müller‐Starck, G.; Demesure‐Musch, Brigitte; Palmé, Anna; Pedro Martı́n, Juan; Litman Rendell, Sarah; G. Vendramin, Giovanni

doi:10.1126/science.1083264

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Glacial Refugia: Hotspots But Not Melting Pots of Genetic Diversity

Published in Science • Jun 6, 2003

Authors:

Rémy J. Petit

Itziar Aguinagalde

Jacques‐Louis de Beaulieu

Abstract

Glacial refuge areas are expected to harbor a large fraction of the intraspecific biodiversity of the temperate biota. To test this hypothesis, we studied chloroplast DNA variation in 22 widespread European trees and shrubs sampled in the same forests. Most species had genetically divergent populati...

Subject

Glacial period

Biological dispersal

Biota

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