Heterosis may result in selection favouring the products of long-distance pollen dispersal in Eucalyptus.

Using native trees from near the northern and southern extremities of the relatively continuous eastern distribution of Eucalyptus globulus in Tasmania, we compared the progenies derived from natural open-pollination (OP) with those generated from within-region and long-distance outcrossing. Control...

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Main Authors: João Costa E Silva, Brad M Potts, Gustavo A Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3994164?pdf=render