Species status of hybridizing oaks

Graham Muir, Colin C. Fleming and Christian Schltterer ()
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Graham Muir: Department of Applied Plant Science Queen's University of Belfast
Colin C. Fleming: Department of Applied Plant Science Queen's University of Belfast
Christian Schltterer: Institut für Tierzucht und Genetik, Veterinärmedizinische Universität Wien

Nature, 2000, vol. 405, issue 6790, 1016-1016

Abstract: Abstract The two widespread species of oak tree in Europe, Quercus robur L. and Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl., hybridize extensively, calling their taxonomic status into question. Here we use microsatellite DNA, a highly informative genetic marker, to show that Q. robur and Q. petraea are discrete taxonomic units despite this intensive hybridization. Furthermore, individual oaks can be assigned to separate species.

Date: 2000
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