We use the molecular data available for the plant genera currently distributed in the
Canaries to propose a hypothetical framework that updates the Surfing Syngameon …

Ecological conditions, such as high habitat diversity and the absence of competitors, have
been proposed as key determinants of the patterns of speciation observed in oceanic island …

There is an increasing interest in how genetic diversity may correlate with and influence
community and ecosystem properties. Genetic diversity can be defined in multiple ways, and …

The proportion of hybridization and introgression between the endemic Phoenix canariensis
(Canarian date palm) and the introduced P. dactylifera (date palm), were characterized …

Five polymorphic microsatellites (simple sequence repeat; SSR) markers were used to
estimate the levels of genetic variation within and among natural populations from different …

We used plastid sequences (trnL, trnL-trnF, petN-psbM and trnT-trnL) to infer the
phylogenetic relationships and inter-island connections of the Canarian Juniperus cedrus …

We studied four currently recognized endemics of Ruta (Rutaceae) from the Canary Islands,
an oceanic biodiversity hotspot, to identify genetic variation, reconstruct evolutionary …

Abstract Background and Aims Various studies and conservationist reports have warned
about the contraction of the last subtropical Afro-Macaronesian forests. These relict …

Geological history of oceanic islands can have a profound effect on the evolutionary history
of insular flora, especially in complex islands such as Tenerife in the Canary Islands …

The main factor of differentiation at six nuclear microsatellite and seven cpDNA loci in
Salicornia from the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of France is cytotypic identity …