Best known as an animal feed, Alfalfa Medicago sativa is one of the most important and
widely produced livestock crops grown throughout the temperate world." Alfalfa and …

Islands are ideal model systems for testing ecological and evolutionary theory. This article
reviews and synthesizes the findings of 24 studies of population genetics of island plants to …

Dendrobium officinale is a critically endangered perennial herb endemic to China.
Determining the levels of genetic diversity and patterns of population genetic structure of this …

Narrow endemics constitute the cornerstone of Mediterranean plant diversity. Naufraga
balearica (Apiaceae) is a critically endangered, extremely narrow endemic plant from the …

In this study, the population structure of the Lusitanian sea star Asterina gibbosa was
assessed using amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). One hundred and twenty …

Local adaptation to contrasting biotic or abiotic environments is an important evolutionary
step that presumably precedes floral diversification at the species level, yet few studies have …

Liparis loeselii is a rare and endangered orchid occurring in Europe and north-east America.
Genetic diversity and structure of this species in north-west France and the United Kingdom …

Han passat poc més de quinze anys des de la publicació del primer Llibre vermell de la
flora vascular de les Illes Balears (Sáez & Rosselló, 2001), i en aquest relativament curt …

Narrow endemics have historically been hypothesized to have low levels of genetic
diversity. However, recent research has shown an opposite pattern in numerous plants …

Myrtus communis L. İs a shrub widespread in the Mediterranean area. The interest in this
species is growing, mainly due to its pharmacological and aromatic properties. The …