Evolution, ecology and systematics of Soldanella (Primulaceae) in the southern Apennines (Italy).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The populations of Soldanella (Primulaceae) of the southern Apennines (Italy) are unique within the genus for their distribution and ecology. Their highly fragmented distribution range, with three main metapopulations on some of the highest mountains (Gelbison, Sila and Aspromonte massifs) of the area, poses intriguing questions about their evolutionary history and biogeography, and about the possibility of local endemisms.

Aims and methods

In order to clarify the phylogeny and biogeography of the three metapopulations of Soldanella in the southern Apennines, attributed to S. calabrella to date, and to identify possible local endemisms, a comparative approach based on the study of molecular, morphological and ecological characteristics of the populations was emplo

SUBMITTER: Bellino A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4542100 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature