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Habitat differentiation in a narrow hybrid zone between diploid and tetraploid Anthoxanthum alpinum
Author(s) -
FELBERGIRARD M.,
FELBER F.,
BUTTLER A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1996.tb01921.x
Subject(s) - transect , biology , hybrid zone , habitat , vegetation (pathology) , ploidy , ecology , botany , genetic variation , gene flow , medicine , biochemistry , pathology , gene
summary Populations of diploid and autotetraploid Anthoxanthum alpinum A. & D. Löve formed a narrow hybrid zone in a study area in the Swiss Prealps. Detailed vegetation analyses were performed along transects in several contact zones between the two cytotypes. The vegetation differed according to the position in the hybrid zone. When considering the hybrid zone as a whole, and for one transect that was analysed in detail, there was strong evidence for habitat segregation between the cytotypes. Vegetation transitions, habitat preference and segregation of the two cytotypes differed according to location in the hybrid zone. The origin and dynamics of the hybrid zone are discussed.