Journal article
Comparison of the population genetics and densities of five Pinanga palm species at Kuala Belalong, Brunei
Molecular Ecology, Vol.8(10), pp.1641-1654
1999
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of population density on the population genetic structure of five co-occurring congeneric understorey palm species: Pinanga aristata, P. sp. aff. brevipes, P. dumetosa, P. tenella var. tenella and P. veitchii, all endemic to northern Borneo. The average population densities of the study species varied across a wide spectrum, ranging from 343 (plants per ha) in P. tenella to 10 (plants per ha) in P. veitchii. All species of Pinanga palms studied had quite high levels of genetic diversity (HE: 0.379, 0.256, 0.294, 0.133, 0.352). Genetic diversity (HE) was correlated with population density (D; rs = - 0.433, P < 0.01) and the average distance to the nearest conspecific neighbour (NN; rs = 0.576, P < 0.001) such that the most-dense species had less genetic diversity and the less-dense species had greater genetic diversity. Gene flow (Nm) among populations approximately followed a gradient of increasing species density and abundance, such that the most common species P. dumestosa had the greatest gene flow (Nm = 2.268) between its populations and the rarest, most sparsely distributed species P. sp. aff. brevipes had the lowest (Nm = 0.698). All species of Pinanga were effectively inbred (F: 0.760, 0.856, 0.640, 0.753, 0.674). The amount of homozygosity and inbreeding (HO, F) were not correlated (P > 0.05) with population density (D) or the distance between nearest neighbouring plants of the same species (NN).
Details
- Title
- Comparison of the population genetics and densities of five Pinanga palm species at Kuala Belalong, Brunei
- Authors
- Alison Shapcott (Author) - University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
- Publication details
- Molecular Ecology, Vol.8(10), pp.1641-1654
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 1999
- DOI
- 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1999.00749.x
- ISSN
- 0962-1083
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99447771202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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