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Biogeography Chen, Po-An [1], Guilliams, C. Matt [2], Carter, Benjamin [3], Baldwin, Bruce [2]. Phylogeny and biogeography of Ribes (Grossulariaceae) with an emphasis on North American/Asian disjunctions. The genus Ribes (Grossulariaceae) comprises between 150 and 200 species of shrubs, with centers of diversity in western North America, east Asia and the Andes of South America. Multiple subgenera within Ribes contain species from both North America and Asia, suggesting a complex biogeographic history of the genus. In an ongoing effort, we are using newly generated sequence data (ETS, ITS and psbA-trnH) and data from Genbank to construct a phylogeny that we use to test biogeographic hypotheses, with an emphasis on North American and Asian taxa. We employ the rich fossil history of the genus to calibrate the phylogeny in order to investigate the extent that vicaricance alone can explain the current and historical distribution of the genus. Our results to date are preliminary, but suggest a more nuanced story than the one inferred from earlier analyses that employed fewer taxa.
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1 - University of California, Berkeley, Integrative Biology, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. #2465, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720-2465, United States
2 - University of California, Berkeley, Integrative Biology, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg. #2465, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720-2465, USA
3 - Duke University, Biology, Box 90338, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
Keywords:
Ribes
Biogeography
Grossulariaceae
Phylogeny.
Presentation Type: Poster:Posters for Topics
Session: P
Location: Eyrie/Boise Centre
Date: Monday, July 28th, 2014
Time: 5:30 PM
Number: PBG021
Abstract ID:818
Candidate for Awards:None |
