Peripatric speciation in an endemic Macaronesian plant after recent divergence from a widespread relative.

The Macaronesian Scrophularia lowei is hypothesized to have arisen from the widespread S. arguta on the basis of several phylogenetic studies of the genus, but sampling has been limited. Although these two annual species are morphologically distinct, the origin of S. lowei is unclear because genetic...

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Main Authors: Francisco J Valtueña, Tomás Rodríguez-Riaño, Josefa López, Carlos Mayo, Ana Ortega-Olivencia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5456078?pdf=render