Evolutionary history of Castanea sativa Mill. in the Caucasus driven by Middle and Late Pleistocene paleoenvironmental changes
B. Beridze, K. Sekiewicz, L. Walas, P. A. Thomas, I. Danelia, G. Kvartskhava, V. Fazaliyev, A. A. Bruch, M. Dering
This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of Castanea sativa in the Caucasus using genetic and paleoenvironmental data, finding divergence from Europe during the Middle Pleistocene.
bioRxiv · Jan 11, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology