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Present Spatial Diversity Patterns of Theobroma cacao L. in the Neotropics Reflect Genetic Differentiation in Pleistocene Refugia Followed by Human-Influenced Dispersal

Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) is indigenous to the Amazon basin, but is generally believed to have been domesticated in Mesoamerica for the production of chocolate beverage. However, cacao’s distribution of genetic diversity in South America is also likely to reflect pre-Columbian human influences that...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Evert, van Zonneveld, Maarten, Loo, Judy, Hodgkin, Toby, Galluzzi, Gea, van Etten, Jacob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23112832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047676