Plant ontogeny, spatial distance, and soil type influence patterns of relatedness in a common Amazonian tree.

The formation of spatial genetic structure (SGS) may originate from different patterns of seed deposition in the landscape, and is mostly determined by seed dispersal limitation. After dispersal, mechanisms such as filtering by environmental factors or attack by herbivores/pathogens throughout plant...

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Main Authors: Carlos Eduardo A Barbosa, Tracy M Misiewicz, Paul V A Fine, Flávia R C Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646837?pdf=render