Open AccessPhylogeography of a subalpine tall‐herb R anunculus platanifolius ( R anunculaceae) reveals two main genetic lineages in the E uropean mountains
Author(s) -
StachurskaSwakoń Alina,
Cieślak Elżbieta,
Ronikier Michał
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
botanical journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.872
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1095-8339
pISSN - 0024-4074
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01323.x
Subject(s) - phylogeography , refugium (fishkeeping) , ecology , biology , range (aeronautics) , glacial period , genetic structure , last glacial maximum , habitat , genetic variation , paleontology , phylogenetic tree , biochemistry , materials science , gene , composite material
A phylogeographical analysis of Ranunculus platanifolius , a typical European subalpine tall‐herb species, indicates the existence of two main genetic lineages based on amplified fragment length polymorphism ( AFLP ) markers. One group comprises populations from the B alkan P eninsula and the south‐eastern C arpathians and the other includes the remaining part of the range of the species, encompassing the western C arpathians, S udetes, A lps, P yrenees and S candinavia. The main phylogeographical break observed in this species runs across the C arpathians and separates the main parts of this range (western and south‐eastern C arpathians), supporting a distinct glacial history of populations in these areas. The high genetic similarity of the B alkan P eninsula and south‐eastern C arpathian populations could indicate a common glacial refugium for these contemporarily isolated areas of species distribution. The western and northern part of the species range displays an additional weak differentiation into regional phylogeographical groups, which could have been shaped by isolation in glacial refugia or even by a postglacial isolation. The observed weak phylogeographical structure could also be linked with ecological requirements, allowing survival along streams in relatively low, forested mountain ranges. © 2013 The Linnean Society of London