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(American Journal of Botany. 2002;89:792-800.)
© 2002 Botanical Society of America, Inc.

Population Biology

Regional patterns of genetic diversity in Pinus flexilis (Pinaceae) reveal complex species history1

Stacy Jørgensen2, J. L. Hamrick3,5 and P. V. Wells4

2Department of Geography, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA; 3Departments of Botany and Genetics, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 USA; 4Department of Botany, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045 USA

Pinus flexilis (limber pine) is patchily distributed within its large geographic range; it is mainly restricted to high elevations in the Rocky Mountains and the Basin and Range region of western North America. We examined patterns of allozyme diversity in 30 populations from throughout the species' range. Overall genetic diversity (He = 0.186) was high compared with that of most other pine species but was similar to that of other pines widespread in western North America. The proportion of genetic diversity occurring among populations (GST = 0.101) was also high relative to that for other pines. Observed heterozygosity was less than expected in 28 of the 30 populations. When populations were grouped by region, there were notable differences. Those in the Basin and Range region had more genetic diversity within populations, a higher proportion of genetic diversity among populations, and higher levels of inbreeding within populations than populations from either the Northern or Utah Rocky Mountain regions. Patterns of genetic diversity in P. flexilis have likely resulted from a complex distribution of Pleistocene populations and subsequent gene flow via pollen and seed dispersal.

Key Words: allozymes • biogeography • genetic diversity • Pinaceae • Pinus flexilis • population genetics • western North America




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