Localized environmental heterogeneity drives the population differentiation of two endangered and endemic Opisthopappus Shih species

Abstract Background Climate heterogeneity not only indirectly shapes the genetic structures of plant populations, but also drives adaptive divergence by impacting demographic dynamics. The variable localized climates and topographic complexity of the Taihang Mountains make them a major natural bound...

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Main Authors: Hang Ye, Zhi Wang, Huimin Hou, Jiahui Wu, Yue Gao, Wei Han, Wenming Ru, Genlou Sun, Yiling Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01790-0