Genetic Divergence and Signatures of Natural Selection in Marginal Populations of a Keystone, Long-Lived Conifer, Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) from Northern Ontario

Vikram E. Chhatre; Om P. Rajora

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097291

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Genetic Divergence and Signatures of Natural Selection in Marginal Populations of a Keystone, Long-Lived Conifer, Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) from Northern Ontario

Vikram E. Chhatre,

Current address: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Om P. Rajora

* E-mail: Om.Rajora@unb.ca

Affiliations Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Genetic Divergence and Signatures of Natural Selection in Marginal Populations of a Keystone, Long-Lived Conifer, Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) from Northern Ontario

Vikram E. Chhatre,
Om P. Rajora

Published: May 23, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097291

About the Authors

Vikram E. Chhatre

Current address: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, Maryland, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Om P. Rajora

* E-mail: Om.Rajora@unb.ca

Affiliations Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: OPR. Performed the experiments: VEC. Analyzed the data: VEC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: OPR. Wrote the paper: VEC OPR. Overall guidance and supervision: OPR. Principal Investigator: OPR.

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