Annals of botany
Parentage analysis of conservation translocations in the endangered, self-incompatible shrub Pseudoziziphus celata reveals reproductive constraints, variable survival, and a case for genetics-driven conservation.
Christine E Edwards, Burgund Bassüner, Aaron S David, Noah Dell, Caitlyn J Foye, Sterling Herron, Stephanie Koontz, Cheryl Peterson, Stacy A Smith, Carl W Weekley, Brigette Williams, Eric S Menges
Published: 202510.1093/aob/mcaf259
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Conservation translocations of imperiled plants with high genetic diversity are more viable, but the genetic composition of such populations is often unknown. Pseudoziziphus celata, a rare shrub native to central Florida, experiences mate…
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