The speciation history of northern- and southern-sourced Eranthis (Ranunculaceae) species on the Korean peninsula and surrounding areas.

ABSTRACT: The temporal and spatial origins and evolution of the genus Eranthis have not been previously studied. We investigated the speciation and establishment histories of four Eranthis species: Eranthis byunsanensis, E. pungdoensis, E. stellata, and E. pinnatifida. The sampling localities were Korea, Japan, Jilin in China, and the area near Vladivostok in Primorskiy, Russia. We used 12 chloroplast microsatellite loci (n = 935 individuals) and two chloroplast noncoding regions (rpl16 intron, petL-psbE intergenic spacer; n = 33 individuals). The genetic diversity, genetic structure, phylogenetic relationships of the four species were analyzed, and their ancestral areas were reconstructed. The high genetic diversity of the Jeju island population of E. byunsanensis and Russian populations of E. stel

SUBMITTER: Oh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6405485 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature