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Morphological differentiation of leaves in the relict tree Zelkova carpinifolia (Ulmaceae)

Jasińska, Anna K. ; Rucińska, Beata ; Kozlowski, Gregor ; Bétrisey, Sébastien ; Safarov, Hajiaga ; Boratyńska, Krystyna ; Boratyński, Adam

In: Dendrobiology, 2016, vol. 74, p. 109–122

Zelkova carpinifolia is a relict tree occurring in refugial zones of south-western Eurasia. The main aim of the study was the biometrical comparison of the leaf characteristics of the species sampled in three regions of Transcaucasia. We aimed to test the hypotheses that (1) leaves from vegetative (L) shoots would be larger and more variable than those from fertile (S) shoots, (2) the leaves...

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Admixture mapping of quantitative traits in Populus hybrid zones: power and limitations

Lindtke, Dorothea ; González-Martínez, S. C. ; Macaya-Sanz, David ; Lexer, Christian

In: Heredity, 2013, p. -

Uncovering the genetic architecture of species differences is of central importance for understanding the origin and maintenance of biological diversity. Admixture mapping can be used to identify the number and effect sizes of genes that contribute to the divergence of ecologically important traits, even in taxa that are not amenable to laboratory crosses because of their long generation time or...