Research Article Quaternary origin and genetic divergence of the endemic cactus Mammillaria pectinifera in a changing landscape in the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico

• DOI: 10.4238/2014.january.8.6
• Publication Date: 2014-01-08T14:14:18Z
• Authors: A. Cornejo-Romero; J. Medina-Sánchez; T. Hernández-Hern...; B. Rendón-Aguilar; P.L. Valverde; A. Zavala-Hurtado; S.P. Rivas-Arancibia; M.A. Pérez-Hernández; G. López-Ortega; C. Jiménez-Sierra; C.F. Vargas-Mendoza
• Keywords: Genetic divergence

The endemic Mexican cactus, Mammillaria pectinifera, shows low dispersal capabilities and isolated populations within the highly dissected landscape of Tehuacán Valley.These characteristics can restrict gene flow act upon genetic divergence speciation in arid Research Article