Drivers of intraspecific differentiation of the alpine cold tolerant herb Notopterygium oviforme: the roles of isolation by distance and ecological factors

These results demonstrated that the Mountains uplifts and climatic events have profoundly shaped the cryptic intraspecific diversification and population dynamics shifts of N. oviforme. The present results also provided the new insights into the Qinling Mountains was an important east-westwardly isolation barrier for genetic differentiation of the alpine cold-tolerant herb plants.

本研究结果显示，山脉隆升与气候事件深刻塑造了N. oviforme的隐蔽种内分化过程与种群动态变迁。本研究结果还为"秦岭（Qinling Mountains）作为东西向关键隔离屏障，调控高山耐寒草本植物遗传分化"这一科学论断提供了全新的认知视角。