The genetic structure of the European black pine ( <i>Pinus nigra</i> Arnold) is shaped by its recent Holocene demographic history
Journal: bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Year: 2019

Abstract Fragmentation acting over geological times confers wide, biogeographical scale, genetic diversity patterns to species, through demographic and natural selection processes. To test the effects of historical fragmentation on the genetic diversity and differentiation of a major European forest tree and to resolve its demographic history, we describe and model its spatial genetic structure and gene genealogy. We then test which Pleistocene event, whether recent or ancient, could explain its