Current threats to the planet's biodiversity are unprecedented, and they particularly imperil
insular floras. In this investigation, we use the threat factors identified by the Millennium …

For tropical lowland rain forests, Denslow (1987) hypothesized that in areas with large‐scale
disturbances tree species with a high demand for light make up a larger proportion of the …

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 …

Characterizing population structure using neutral markers is an important first step in
association genetic studies in order to avoid false associations between phenotypes and …

Abstract Background Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. & Zucc.) is an important
subtropical evergreen fruit tree in southern China. Generally dioecious, the female plants …

Understanding how genetic diversity is structured on oceanic island taxa requires the
integration of physical, biological and anthropomorphic factors. Founder effects coupled with …

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 …

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