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Morphology and genetic diversity in sessile oak
In Italy, the population of Quercus petraea has been drastically reduced by two centuries of human activity. In a preliminary survey of five populations, Bruschi et al. (pp. 707-716) analysed both morphological traits and microsatellite loci. Although differentiation occurs in both sets of traits, patterns of morphological traits are not concident with microsatellite differentiation. Implications of the findings for conservation are considered.
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