Most of the world's land surface is currently under human use and natural habitats remain as
fragmented samples of the original landscapes. Measuring the quality of plant progeny sired …

Conservation of genetic diversity, one of the three main forms of biodiversity, is a
fundamental concern in conservation biology as it provides the raw material for evolutionary …

The genus Quercus, which emerged∼ 55 million years ago during globally warm
temperatures, diversified into∼ 450 extant species. We present a high-quality de novo …

Contemporary climate change is having widespread impacts on plant populations.
Understanding how plants respond to this change is essential to our efforts to conserve …

Rapid climate change jeopardizes tree populations by shifting current climate zones. To
avoid extinction, tree populations must tolerate, adapt, or migrate. Here we investigate …

Anthropogenic activity is driving population declines and extinctions of large-bodied, fruit-
eating animals worldwide. Loss of these frugivores is expected to trigger negative cascading …

Genetic variation is often arrayed in latitudinal or altitudinal clines, reflecting either
adaptation along environmental gradients, migratory routes, or both. For forest trees, climate …

Aim Maintaining genetic diversity and evolutionary processes are important goals in plant
conservation. Genetic studies are increasingly undertaken but results from such studies are …

Habitat fragmentation and climate change are recognized as major threats to biodiversity.
The major challenge for present day plant populations is how to adapt and cope with altered …

Paternity analysis based on eight microsatellite loci was used to investigate pollen and seed
dispersal patterns of the dioecious wind-pollinated tree, Araucaria angustifolia. The study …