Landscape genetics reveals inbreeding and genetic bottlenecks in the extremely rare short-globose cacti Mammillaria pectinifera (Cactaceae) as a result of habitat fragmentation

Landscape genetics reveals inbreeding and genetic bottlenecks in the extremely rare short-globose cacti Mammillaria pectinifera (Cactaceae) as a result of habitat fragmentation

Mammillaria pectinifera is an endemic, short-globose cactus species, included in the IUCN list as a threatened species with only 18 remaining populations in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley in central Mexico. We evaluated the population genetic diversity and structure, connectivity, recent bottlenecks...

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Main Authors: Reyna Maya-García, Santiago Arizaga, Pablo Cuevas-Reyes, Juan Manuel Peñaloza-Ramírez, Víctor Rocha Ramírez, Ken Oyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2017-02-01
Series:Plant Diversity
Subjects:
Mammillaria pectinifera
Nuclear SSR
Genetic diversity
Recent bottlenecks
Effective population size
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265916300166

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