Phylogeography of Quercus variabilis based on chloroplast DNA sequence in East Asia: multiple glacial refugia and Mainland-migrated island populations.

The biogeographical relationships between far-separated populations, in particular, those in the mainland and islands, remain unclear for widespread species in eastern Asia where the current distribution of plants was greatly influenced by the Quaternary climate. Deciduous Oriental oak (Quercus vari...

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Main Authors: Dongmei Chen, Xianxian Zhang, Hongzhang Kang, Xiao Sun, Shan Yin, Hongmei Du, Norikazu Yamanaka, Washington Gapare, Harry X Wu, Chunjiang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3480369?pdf=render