Pollination Mode and Mating System Explain Patterns in Genetic Differentiation in Neotropical Plants.

ABSTRACT: We studied genetic diversity and differentiation patterns in Neotropical plants to address effects of life history traits (LHT) and ecological attributes based on an exhaustive literature survey. We used generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) to test the effects as fixed and random factors of growth form, pollination and dispersal modes, mating and breeding systems, geographical range and habitat on patterns of genetic diversity (HS, HeS, π and h), inbreeding coefficient (FIS), allelic richness (AR) and differentiation among populations (FST) for both nuclear and chloroplast genomes. In addition, we used phylogenetic generalized least squares (pGLS) to account for phylogenetic independence on predictor variables and verify the robustness of the results from significant GLMMs. In general,

SUBMITTER: Ballesteros-Mejia L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4966973 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature