Nuclear and Chloroplast Microsatellites Show Multiple Introductions in the Worldwide Invasion History of Common Ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Myriam Gaudeul; Tatiana Giraud; Levente Kiss; Jacqui A. Shykoff

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017658

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Nuclear and Chloroplast Microsatellites Show Multiple Introductions in the Worldwide Invasion History of Common Ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Myriam Gaudeul ,

* E-mail: gaudeul@mnhn.fr

Affiliation UMR CNRS 7205 ‘Origine, Structure et Evolution de la Biodiversité’, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France
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Tatiana Giraud,

Affiliation UMR CNRS 8079 ‘Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution’, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
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Levente Kiss,

Affiliation Department of Plant Pathology, Plant Protection Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Jacqui A. Shykoff

Affiliation UMR CNRS 8079 ‘Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution’, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
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Nuclear and Chloroplast Microsatellites Show Multiple Introductions in the Worldwide Invasion History of Common Ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Myriam Gaudeul,
Tatiana Giraud,
Levente Kiss,
Jacqui A. Shykoff

Published: March 10, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017658

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One of the most comprehensive studies to date

Posted by hhbruun on 12 Mar 2011 at 13:02 GMT

Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is a weedy plant species with wind pollinated flowers causing much concern due to its high allergenic effect. The present study documents the recent colonization history of this species based on one of the most comprehensive data sets collected for any plant species to date - including sampling on different continents and combining nuclear and chloroplast genetic markers, which enables the authors to separate gene flow via seed dispersal from gene flow via pollen dispersal.

No competing interests declared.

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Nuclear and Chloroplast Microsatellites Show Multiple Introductions in the Worldwide Invasion History of Common Ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia

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One of the most comprehensive studies to date

Posted by hhbruun on 12 Mar 2011 at 13:02 GMT