Some evolutionary consequences of being a tree

RJ Petit, A Hampe - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Trees do not form a natural group but share attributes such as great size, longevity, and high
reproductive output that affect their mode and tempo of evolution. In particular, trees are …

Genetic resource impacts of habitat loss and degradation; reconciling empirical evidence and predicted theory for neotropical trees

AJ Lowe, D Boshier, M Ward, CFE Bacles, C Navarro - Heredity, 2005 - nature.com
The theoretical impacts of anthropogenic habitat degradation on genetic resources have
been well articulated. Here we use a simulation approach to assess the magnitude of …

Contrasting rates of molecular evolution and patterns of selection among gymnosperms and flowering plants

AR De La Torre, Z Li, Y Van de Peer… - … biology and evolution, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The majority of variation in rates of molecular evolution among seed plants remains both
unexplored and unexplained. Although some attention has been given to flowering plants …

[图书][B] Genetics, demography and viability of fragmented populations.

AG Young, GM Clarke - 2000 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Habitat fragmentation is one of the most ubiquitous and serious environmental threats
confronting the long-term survival of plant and animal species worldwide. As species …

Progress in tissue culture, genetic transformation and applications of biotechnology to trees: an overview

CC Giri, B Shyamkumar, C Anjaneyulu - Trees, 2004 - Springer
Trees are an integral part of human life, and a vital component of biodiversity. Forest trees in
particular are renewable sources of food, fodder, fuel wood, timber and other valuable non …

[PDF][PDF] Within‐population genetic structure in Quercus robur L. and Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. assessed with isozymes and microsatellites

R Streiff, T Labbe, R Bacilieri, H Steinkellner… - Molecular …, 1998 - academia.edu
The spatial distribution of alleles is described in a forest stand of natural origin of 5 ha
comprising 355 mature Quercus petraea and Q. robur trees. Each tree was genotyped for six …

Fourth cycle breeding and testing strategy for Pinus taeda in the NC State University Cooperative Tree Improvement Program

F Isik, SE McKeand - Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Cooperative Tree Improvement Program at North Carolina State University
used the differential evolution algorithm developed for animal breeding (Kinghorn, Genet …

Forestry's fertile crescent: the application of biotechnology to forest trees

MM Campbell, AM Brunner, HM Jones, SH Strauss - 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Relative to crop plants, the domestication of forest trees is still in its infancy. For example, the
domestication of many crop plants was initiated some 10 000 years ago in the so‐called …

[图书][B] Tropical forest genetics

R Finkeldey, HH Hattemer - 2007 - Springer
This book is intended to provide information on fundamental genetic processes in tropical
forests. It is based on lecture notes by the authors prepared for postgraduate students …

Genomic diversity in forest trees

O Savolainen, T Pyhäjärvi - Current opinion in plant biology, 2007 - Elsevier
Forest trees in general are out-crossing, long-lived, and at early stages of domestication.
Molecular evolution at neutral sites is very slow because of the long generation times …