期刊
FOLIA GEOBOTANICA
卷 46, 期 1, 页码 69-86出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12224-010-9085-2
关键词
Centaurea; Hybrid; Mediterranean Basin; Microsatellites; Morphology; Population genetics
资金
- Regione Autonoma della Sardegna [LR 7/2007, FSE 2007-2013, PR1-MAB-A2008-564]
- [CRP2_474]
- [CRP3_188]
Studies over the last two decades demonstrate that hybridization has played an integral role in the evolution of several sections of the genus Centaurea. Nevertheless, natural hybridization between narrow Mediterranean endemic Centaurea species has not been documented as yet. A population of fertile Centaurea individuals exhibiting intermediate morphological traits between two Sardinian narrow endemics, C. horrida and C. filiformis, was identified at the Tavolara Islet (Sardinia, Italy). Intermediate leaf length and head width characterized this population, suggesting its hybrid origin. The putative hybrid population was structured (i.e., composed of seedlings, saplings and adult individuals) and had a relatively high levels of seed production. The number of chromosomes was identical to that of the proposed progenitors (2n = 18). Genotyping at five microsatellite loci showed that the putative hybrid possessed several alleles in common with the proposed parental species and intermediate values of genetic differentiation, as indicated by both F (ST) and R (ST,) between C. horrida and C. filiformis. We therefore conclude that the studied intermediate population is of hybrid origin, and discuss possible mechanisms of its reproductive isolation from the parental species, potential re-introgression, and evolutionary implications of this hybridization.
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