Conservation implications of asymmetric introgression and reproductive barriers in a rare primrose species

Abstract Background Primula is a large genus of flowering herbs well known for their heterostyly. Currently few natural hybrids are known and reproductive barriers in this genus in the wild have received little attention. However, there is instance of hybridization between rare and widely-spread spe...

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Main Authors: Yongpeng Ma, Tobias Marczewski, Dan Xue, Zhikun Wu, Rongli Liao, Weibang Sun, Jane Marczewski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-019-1881-0