New insights from fine‐scale spatial genetic structure analyses in plant populations

X Vekemans, OJ Hardy - Molecular ecology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Many empirical studies have assessed fine‐scale spatial genetic structure (SGS), ie the
nonrandom spatial distribution of genotypes, within plant populations using genetic markers …

Estimating seed vs. pollen dispersal from spatial genetic structure in the common ash

M Heuertz, X Vekemans, JF Hausman… - Molecular …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial genetic structure was analysed with five highly polymorphic microsatellite loci in a
Romanian population of common ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.), a wind‐pollinated and wind …

Within‐population spatial genetic structure, neighbourhood size and clonal subrange in the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa

F Alberto, L Gouveia, S ARNAUD‐HAOND… - Molecular …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The extent of clonality within populations strongly influences their spatial genetic structure
(SGS), yet this is hardly ever thoroughly analysed. We employed spatial autocorrelation …

Temporal and spatial genetic structure in Vitellaria paradoxa (shea tree) in an agroforestry system in southern Mali

B Allaye Kelly, O Hardy, JM Bouvet - Molecular ecology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Ten microsatellite loci were used to investigate the impact of human activity on the spatial
and temporal genetic structure of Vitellaria paradoxa (Sapotaceae), a parkland tree species …

Contrasting effects of grazing and hay cutting on the spatial and genetic population structure of Veratrum album, an unpalatable, long‐lived, clonal plant species

D Kleijn, T Steinger - Journal of Ecology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Vegetation change induced by large herbivores is driven by the effects of
grazers on populations of individual plant species. Short‐term experimental or demographic …

Maintenance of Phenotypic and Genotypic Diversity in Managed Populations of Stenocereus Stellatus (Cactaceae) by Indigenous Peoples in Central Mexico

A Casas, J Cruse-Sanders, E Morales… - Biodiversity & …, 2006 - Springer
The columnar cactus Stenocereus stellatus is used in Central Mexico for its edible fruits
which are harvested in wild, managed in situ and cultivated populations. Management in situ …

Clonal and spatial genetic structures of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.)

MC NAMROUD, A Park, F Tremblay… - Molecular …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
To portray aspen clonal and spatial genetic structures, we mapped and genotyped trees in
two 1‐ha plots, each containing three aspen cohorts originating from fire or subsequent …

Variogram analysis of the spatial genetic structure of continuous populations using multilocus microsatellite data

HH Wagner, R Holderegger, S Werth, F Gugerli… - Genetics, 2005 - academic.oup.com
A geostatistical perspective on spatial genetic structure may explain methodological issues
of quantifying spatial genetic structure and suggest new approaches to addressing them. We …

Clonality and spatial genetic structure in Populus × canescens and its sympatric backcross parent P. alba in a Central European hybrid zone

M Van Loo, JA Joseph, B Heinze, MF Fay… - New …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Spatial genetic structure (SGS) holds the key to understanding the role of clonality in hybrid
persistence, but multilocus SGS in hybrid zones has rarely been quantified. Here, the aim …

Population structure and inbreeding vary with successional stage in created Spartina alterniflora marshes

SE Travis, CE Proffitt, K Ritland - Ecological Applications, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Recruitment patterns in clonal plant populations are predicted to vary with seed dispersal
capability and disturbance regime, such that species with small, widely dispersed seeds will …