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Genetic Diversity And Gene Flow In Fragmented Populations Of The Rare Shrub, Calothamnus Sp. Whicher, Sean Stankowski
Genetic Diversity And Gene Flow In Fragmented Populations Of The Rare Shrub, Calothamnus Sp. Whicher, Sean Stankowski
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Ca/othamnus sp. Whicher (Myrtaceae) is a narrow range endemic shrub restricted to ironstone soils near the town of Busselton in south-western Australia. Due to extensive land clearing for agriculture and mineral exploration, the species is fragmented over the majority of its range. In the present study, microsatellite markers were used to characterise levels of genetic diversity and describe levels of differentiation and gene flow among seven small, isolated road verge populations. Allelic diversity within the taxon over the six microsatellites was high (A = 17.6 ± 1.6). Diversity within populations was considerably lower (A = 5.19 ± 1.27), …