Pervasive admixture between eucalypt species has consequences for conservation and assisted migration.

ABSTRACT: Conservation management often uses information on genetic population structure to assess the importance of local provenancing for ecological restoration and reintroduction programs. For species that do not exhibit complete reproductive isolation, the estimation of population genetic parameters may be influenced by the extent of admixture. Therefore, to avoid perverse outcomes for conservation, genetically informed management strategies must determine whether hybridization between species is relevant, and the extent to which observed population genetic patterns are shaped by interspecific versus intraspecific gene flow. We used genotyping by sequencing to identify over 2,400 informative single nucleotide polymorphisms across 18 populations of Eucalyptus regnans F. Muell., a foundatio

SUBMITTER: von Takach Dukai B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6439489 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature