Population genetic structure, introgression, and hybridization in the genus Rhizophora along the Brazilian coast.

ABSTRACT: Mangrove plants comprise plants with similar ecological features that have enabled them to adapt to life between the sea and the land. Within a geographic region, different mangrove species share not only similar adaptations but also similar genetic structure patterns. Along the eastern coast of South America, there is a subdivision between the populations north and south of the continent's northeastern extremity. Here, we aimed to test for this north-south genetic structure in Rhizophora mangle, a dominant mangrove plant in the Western Hemisphere. Additionally, we aimed to study the relationships between R. mangle, R. racemosa, and R. × harrisonii and to test for evidence of hybridization and introgression. Our results confirmed the north-south genetic structur

SUBMITTER: Francisco PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5869270 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature