Allopatric divergence, local adaptation, and multiple Quaternary refugia in a long-lived tree (Quercus spinosa) from subtropical China
Li Feng, Yan-Ping Zhang, Xiao-Dan Chen, Jia Yang, Tao Zhou, Guo-Qing Bai, Jiao Yang, Zhong-Hu Li, Ching-I Peng, Gui-Fang Zhao
This study investigates the evolutionary history of Quercus spinosa in subtropical China, identifying two genetic lineages and supporting multiple refugia hypotheses during the Quaternary.
bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2017 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology