@article{PAR00000971,
  title = {{G}enetic isolation of {C}ape {V}erde {I}sland {P}hoenix atlantica ({A}recaceae) revealed by microsatellite markers},
  author = {{H}enderson, {S}.{A}. and {B}illotte, {N}. and {P}intaud, {J}ean-{C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}ncreasing human pressure on the environment in the isolated {M}acaronesian island group of {C}ape {V}erde is threatening many endemic species with extinction. {T}he status of {P}hoenix atlantica, the {C}ape {V}erde {I}sland date palm, is one of the unresolved taxonomic issues not only of the archipelago's flora but also in the genus {P}hoenix. {W}e applied 15 nuclear microsatellite markers and one chloroplast minisatellite marker to individuals of {P}hoenix from the {C}ape {V}erde {I}slands, {P}. dactylifera, {P}. canariensis and {P}. sylvestris, in order to assess the taxonomic position of {P}. atlantica within the genus. {O}ur analysis showed that {P}. atlantica is clearly distinct from its close relatives and that its closest relative is likely to be its nearest geographical neighbour, {P}. dactylifera. {C}omparable levels of genetic diversity were found in insular {P}. atlantica and continental {P}. dactylifera despite the large difference in geographic range size. {O}ur findings highlight the importance of conserving the relatively fragmented and isolated populations of {P}. atlantica as one of only two endemic trees on the islands and emphasise the need for further studies into its evolution and relationship with {P}. dactylifera.},
  keywords = {colonisation ; island populations ; {M}acaronesia ; microsatellites ; {P}almae},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}onservation {G}enetics},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {213--223},
  ISSN = {1566-0621},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10592-006-9128-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00000971},
}