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Evidence of population bottleneck in Astragalus michauxii (Fabaceae), a narrow endemic of the southeastern United States

Creator:

Wall, Wade A., Douglas, Norman A., Hoffmann, William A., Wentworth, Thomas R., Gray, Janet B., Xiang, Qiu-Yun Jenny, Knaus, Brian K., and Hohmann, Matthew G.

Abstract:

Genetic factors such as decreased genetic diversity and increased homozygosity can have detrimental effects on rare species, and may ultimately limit potential adaptation and exacerbate population declines. The Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Plain physiographic region has the second highest level of endemism in the continental USA, but habitat fragmentation and...

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