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Trans-Amazon Drilling Project (TADP): Origins and evolution of the forests, cli...
Baker, Paul A.; Fritz, Sherilyn C.; Silva, Cleverson Guizan; Rigsby, Catherine A.; Absy, Maria Lúcia; Almeida, Renato Paes de; Caputo, Mário VicenteThis article presents the scientific rationale for an ambitious ICDP drilling project to continuously sample Late Cretaceous to modern sediment in four different sedimentary basins that transect the equatorial Amazon of Brazil, from the Andean foreland to the Atlantic Ocean. The goals of this project are to document the evolution of plant biodiversity in the Amazon forests and to relate biotic diversification t...
Standardized genetic diversity-life history correlates for improved genetic res...
Lowe, Andrew J.; Breed, Martin F.; Caron, Henri; Colpaert, Nathalie; Dick, Christopher W.; Finegan, Bryan; Gardner, Mike; Gheysen, Godelieve D.R.Aim: Life history traits and range size are key correlates of genetic diversity in trees. We used a standardized sampling protocol to explore how life history traits and range size relate to the magnitude, variance and structuring (both between- and within-population) of genetic diversity in Neotropical tree species. Location: The Neotropics. Methods: We present a meta-analysis of new population genetic data ge...
To self, or not to self... A review of outcrossing and pollen-mediated gene flo...
Ward, Megan; Dick, Christopher W.; Gribel, Rogério; Lowe, Andrew J.Despite the typically low population densities and animal-mediated pollination of tropical forest trees, outcrossing and long-distance pollen dispersal are the norm. We reviewed the genetic literature on mating systems and pollen dispersal for neotropical trees to identify the ecological and phylogenetic correlates. The 36 studies surveyed found >90% outcrossed mating for 45 hermaphroditic or monoecious species...