The roles of elevation, distance, and phenotype on the neutral genetic structure of Metrosideros polymorpha on east Hawaii Island
- Author:
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DeBoer, Nicholas
- Title:
- The roles of elevation, distance, and phenotype on the neutral genetic structure of Metrosideros polymorpha on east Hawaii Island
- Periodical:
- Dept. of Biology
- Year:
- 2010
- Volume:
- M.S.
- Pages:
- 79 p.
- Subject:
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Metrosideros polymorpha
Ohia
Ohia-lehua
Genetics
Altitude influence of
- Summary:
- The patterns and drivers of evolutionary divergence within woody species are poorly understood. This study describes the value of fine-scale studies for revealing genetic structure in trees. It suggests unexpected dispersal limitation, on a local scale, within the species of the Metrosidero polymorpha, a phenotypically variable, endemic tree species, that dominates Hawaii's forests and grows in a wide array of habitats, from sea level to 2500 m.
- Date:
- December 2010
- Collection:
- Monographs