<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In this paper we report a study of the mating system and gene flow of Sextonia rubra, a hermaphroditic, insect pollinated tropical tree species with a geographic distribution in the Guyana Plateau and the Amazon. Using five microsatellites we analysed 428 seeds of 27 open pollinated families at the experimental site “Paracou” in French Guiana. We observed, compared to other tropical tree species, a high level of genetic diversity. We estimated parameters of the mating system and gene flow by using the mixed mating model and the TwoGener approach. The estimated multilocus outcrossing rate, tm, was 0.992 indicating nearly complete outcrossing. A significant level of biparental inbreeding and a small proportion of full-sibs were estimated for the 27 seed arrays. The differentiation of allelic frequencies among the pollen pools was Φ<sub>FT</sub> = 0.061. We estimated mean pollen dispersal distances between 65 m and 89 m according to the dispersal models used. The joint estimation of pollen dispersal and density of reproductive trees gave an effective density estimate of 2.1-2.2 trees/ha.</p></abstract>

In this paper we report a study of the mating system and gene flow of Sextonia rubra, a hermaphroditic, insect pollinated tropical tree species with a geographic distribution in the Guyana Plateau and the Amazon. Using five microsatellites we analysed 428 seeds of 27 open pollinated families at the experimental site “Paracou” in French Guiana. We observed, compared to other tropical tree species, a high level of genetic diversity. We estimated parameters of the mating system and gene flow by using the mixed mating model and the TwoGener approach. The estimated multilocus outcrossing rate, tm, was 0.992 indicating nearly complete outcrossing. A significant level of biparental inbreeding and a small proportion of full-sibs were estimated for the 27 seed arrays. The differentiation of allelic frequencies among the pollen pools was ΦFT = 0.061. We estimated mean pollen dispersal distances between 65 m and 89 m according to the dispersal models used. The joint estimation of pollen dispersal and density of reproductive trees gave an effective density estimate of 2.1-2.2 trees/ha.

Gene flow and mating system of the tropical tree Sextonia rubra

Silvae Genetica

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In this paper we report a study of the mating system and gene flow of Sextonia rubra, a hermaphroditic, insect pollinated tropical tree species with a...

Gene flow and mating system of the tropical tree Sextonia rubra

Pubblicato online: 19 ott 2017

Pagine: 275 - 280

Ricevuto: 01 giu 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2005-0040

Parole chiave
Genetic diversity, gene flow, heterozygosity, microsatellites, mixed mating, tropical tree, twogener

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Gene flow and mating system of the tropical tree Sextonia rubra

Pubblicato online: 19 ott 2017

Pagine: 275 - 280

Ricevuto: 01 giu 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sg-2005-0040

Parole chiaveGenetic diversity, gene flow, heterozygosity, microsatellites, mixed mating, tropical tree, twogener

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
Genetic diversity, gene flow, heterozygosity, microsatellites, mixed mating, tropical tree, twogener