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The roles of elevation, distance, and phenotype on the neutral genetic structure of Metrosideros polymorpha on east Hawaii Island

Author:
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:
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