East‒West genetic differentiation across the Indo-Burma hotspot: evidence from two closely related dioecious figs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding biodiversity patterns and their underlying mechanisms is of interest to ecologists, biogeographers and conservationists and is critically important for conservation efforts. The Indo-Burma hotspot features high species diversity and endemism, yet it also faces significant threats and biodiversity losses; however, few studies have explored the genetic structure and underlying mechanisms of Indo-Burmese species. Here, we conducted a comparative phylogeographic analysis of two closely related dioecious Ficus species, F. hispida and F. heterostyla, based on wide and intensive population sampling across Indo-Burma ranges, using chloroplast (psbA-trnH, trnS-trnG) and nuclear microsatellite (nSSR) markers, as well as ecological niche modeling.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Huang JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10273766 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature