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000165575 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1002/ece3.71901
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000165575 100__ $$aLiang, Ke (Jungle)
000165575 245__ $$aConservation Implications for the Iberian Narrow Endemic Androsace cantabrica (Primulaceae) Using Population Genomics With Target Capture Sequence Data
000165575 260__ $$c2025
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000165575 5203_ $$aABSTRACTAndrosace cantabrica (Losa & P. Monts.) Kress is a narrow endemic alpine plant restricted to a few high‐elevation localities in the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain. Although currently accepted as a distinct species, its close morphological and phylogenetic affinity to related taxa such as Androsace adfinis and Androsace halleri has led to historical uncertainty about its taxonomic status and evolutionary origin. Here, we use the universal Angiosperms353 target capture kit to generate nuclear and plastid data from A. cantabrica and closely related species in section Aretia. We employ phylogenomic analyses to clarify species boundaries and population genomic analyses to inform conservation management, as well as flow cytometry and sequence‐based analysis using allelic frequencies to estimate its ploidy level. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear loci support A. cantabrica as a monophyletic clade, distinct from both A. adfinis and the A. halleri and Androsace laggeri clades, although topological incongruence with plastid data suggests historical hybridization. Flow cytometry and allelic frequency‐based analysis indicate that A. cantabrica is tetraploid, differentiating it from A. halleri and A. laggeri, which are diploid. Population structure analyses reveal a shallow genetic split between eastern and western groups (FST = 0.04485), with higher genetic diversity observed in the east. We estimated the species' distribution, population sizes, and threats, and classified it as Vulnerable under IUCN criteria B1ab(ii,iii) + 2ab(ii,iii). We recommend targeted in situ management, ex situ seed conservation, and the establishment of a micro‐reserve. This study illustrates the utility of Angiosperms353 data for resolving both taxonomic questions and conservation strategies in polyploid, range‐restricted species.
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000165575 700__ $$aShepherd-Clowes, Amelia
000165575 700__ $$aAgut, Agustí
000165575 700__ $$aHidalgo, Oriane
000165575 700__ $$aTejero Ibarra, Pablo
000165575 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-5658-8411$$aViruel, Juan$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000165575 7102_ $$15011$$2063$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. CC.Agrar.y Medio Natural$$cÁrea Botánica
000165575 773__ $$g15, 8 (2025), [16 pp.]$$pEcology and evolution$$tEcology and Evolution$$x2045-7758
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