The genetic structure of the European black pine (Pinus nigra Arnold) is shaped by its recent Holocene demographic history.
G. Giovannelli, C. Scotti-Saintagne, I. Scotti, A. Roig, I. Spanu, G. G. Vendramin, F. Guibal, B. Fady
This study investigates the genetic structure of European black pine, showing that its weak genetic structure and admixed populations result from late Pleistocene or early Holocene fragmentation and gene flow.
bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2019Ecology