Population Genetic Structure of a Widespread Bat-Pollinated Columnar Cactus.

Bats are the main pollinators and seed dispersers of Stenocereus thurberi, a xenogamous columnar cactus of northwestern Mexico and a good model to illustrate spatial dynamics of gene flow in long-lived species. Previous studies in this cactus showed differences among populations in the type and abun...

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Main Authors: Enriquena Bustamante, Alberto Búrquez, Enrique Scheinvar, Luis Enrique Eguiarte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4820105?pdf=render