Taxonomy: Species Status of Hybridizing Oaks. Muir, G., Fleming, C. C., & Schltterer, C. 405(6790):1016.
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The two widespread species of oak tree in Europe, Quercus robur L. and Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl., hybridize extensively, calling their taxonomic status into question. Here we use microsatellite DNA, a highly informative genetic marker, to show that Q. robur and Q. petraea are discrete taxonomic units despite this intensive hybridization. Furthermore, individual oaks can be assigned to separate species.
@article{muirTaxonomySpeciesStatus2000,
  title = {Taxonomy: {{Species}} Status of Hybridizing Oaks},
  author = {Muir, Graham and Fleming, Colin C. and Schltterer, Christian},
  date = {2000-06},
  journaltitle = {Nature},
  volume = {405},
  pages = {1016},
  issn = {1476-4687},
  doi = {10.1038/35016640},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/35016640},
  abstract = {The two widespread species of oak tree in Europe, Quercus robur L. and Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl., hybridize extensively, calling their taxonomic status into question. Here we use microsatellite DNA, a highly informative genetic marker, to show that Q. robur and Q. petraea are discrete taxonomic units despite this intensive hybridization. Furthermore, individual oaks can be assigned to separate species.},
  keywords = {*imported-from-citeulike-INRMM,~INRMM-MiD:c-13337188,forest-resources,hybridisation,quercus-petraea,quercus-robur,taxonomy},
  number = {6790}
}

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