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Impact Of Suburban Landscape Features On Gene Flow Of The Model Invasive Grass, Brachypodium Sylvaticum, Tina Marie Arredondo
Impact Of Suburban Landscape Features On Gene Flow Of The Model Invasive Grass, Brachypodium Sylvaticum, Tina Marie Arredondo
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Rapid range expansion of newly invasive species provides a unique opportunity for studying patterns of dispersal and gene flow. In this thesis, I examined the effect of landscape features on gene flow in the invasive grass Brachypodium sylvaticum at the edge of its expanding range. I used genome-wide Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) surveys of individuals from 22 locations in the Clackamas Watershed in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region to assess genetic diversity and structure, to identify putative source populations, and to conduct landscape genetic analyses. Resistance surfaces were created for each landscape feature, using ResistanceGA to optimize resistance parameters. My …