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Glacial history of the alpine herb Rumex Nivalis (Polygonaceae): a comparison of common phylogeographic methods with nested clade analysis¹

Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, CH-8008 Zurich, Switzerland

The glacial history of the alpine herb Rumex nivalis was investigated using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) and restriction fragment length polymorphisms with polymerase chain reaction (PCR-RFLPs) of cpDNA. Both traditional statistical methods widely applied in phylogeographic research and nested clade analysis were used. The AFLPs indicated little geographic structure probably due to the wind-pollinated reproductive system of the dioecious R. nivalis. Because cpDNA haplotypes exhibited distinct distributional patterns, correlation between AFLPs and PCR-RFLPs was low. The results of common statistical methods and of nested clade analysis were largely congruent. Both supported in situ survival of one group of common haplotypes in the Central Alps. For another group of common haplotypes, classical phylogeographic analyses gave strong evidence for survival in peripheral refugia at the northern alpine border, whereas this conclusion was not as clearly supported in the nested clade analysis. Nested clade analysis provided several detailed insights on past and ongoing populational demographic processes. Thus, it is a valuable tool in the phylogeographical analysis of haplotype data, but it should preferably be combined with other statistical analyses. In situations with low genetic variation in cpDNA, classical phylogeographic analytical tools on nuclear DNA will still be the methods of choice.

Key Words: AFLP • glacial survival • methodological comparison • migration • nested clade analysis • nunataks • PCR-RFLPs of cpDNA • Pleistocene glaciation

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