Contrasting evolutionary origins of two mountain endemics: Saxifraga wahlenbergii (Western Carpathians) and S. styriaca (Eastern Alps)

Contrasting evolutionary origins of two mountain endemics: Saxifraga wahlenbergii (Western Carpathians) and S. styriaca (Eastern Alps)

Abstract Background The Carpathians and the Alps are the largest mountain ranges of the European Alpine System and important centres of endemism. Among the distinctive endemic species of this area is Saxifraga wahlenbergii, a Western Carpathians member of the speciose genus Saxifraga. It was frequen...

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Main Authors: Natalia Tkach, Martin Röser, Tomasz Suchan, Elżbieta Cieślak, Peter Schönswetter, Michał Ronikier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Alps
Carpathians
Endemics
European mountains
Hybrid speciation
ITS genomic screening
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1355-x

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