02094nas a2200205   4500008004100000245007500041210006900116260000900185300001200194490000700206520149700213653001801710653002001728653003001748653002001778653001601798100001401814700001701828856004301845       2002                        eng d00aFactors influencing male mating success in bur oak, Quercus macrocarpa0 aFactors influencing male mating success in bur oak Quercus macro  c2002  a161-1800 v153 aPollen donors of acorns and saplings in a stand of bur oak were identified by paternity exclusion using microsatellite genotype analysis. Here we examine the influence of several factors likely to affect reproductive success of males with wind-dispersed pollen, including distance of pollen donor from maternal tree, genetic relatedness of pollen donor to maternal tree, direction of pollen donor relative to maternal tree, and size of pollen donor (crown volume and trunk diameter). Surprisingly, none of these factors were strongly correlated with fertilization success, although weak but significant correlations with crown volume and distance were found. The slight influence of distance is actually overestimated here, because our analysis necessarily excluded a large proportion of pollinations that were effected by trees outside the stand. The pollen donors outside the stand were not identified, but were more than 150 meters away. Pollination patterns in this stand of bur oak are quite complicated. Seed parents were fertilized by multiple pollen donors within the stand from all directions and as far as 200 m away. These results caution against the use of models of pollination that are based on simple distance or directional parameters because they will not adequately predict gene flow or male reproductive success. Our results further emphasize the importance of genetically identifying successful pollen donors rather than relying on patterns of physical movement of pollen.10afemale choice10aforest genetics10amale reproductive success10amicrosatellites10apollination1 aDow, B.D.1 aAshley, M.V.  uhttps://quercus.myspecies.info/node/4802289nas a2200265   4500008004100000245013400041210006900175300001200244490000700256520147500263653001401738653002801752653001701780653001801797653002001815653001201835100002601847700003001873700001501903700001601918700001301934700002101947700001201968856004301980       2005                        eng d00aGene flow and hybridisation in a mixed oak forest (Quercus pyrenaica Willd. and Quercus petraea (Matts.) Liebl.) in central Spain0 aGene flow and hybridisation in a mixed oak forest Quercus pyrena  a457-4650 v953 aOaks are long-standing models for the study of gene flow and hybridisation. Temperate (Quercus petraea) and sub-Mediterranean (Quercus pyrenaica) oaks coexist in central Spain, showing remarkable differences in population size and structure. Q. petraea has a scattered distribution in central Spain, where it is at one of the southernmost limits of its range, and forms low-density stands; in contrast, Q. pyrenaica is widespread in the region. We selected a mixed population of the two species (approx13 ha, 176 adults and 96 saplings) to compare the patterns of gene flow within each species and the extent of introgression between them. Using five nuclear microsatellite markers, we performed a parentage analysis and found considerable immigration from outside the stand (approx38% for Q. petraea and approx34% for Q. pyrenaica), and estimated average seed-dispersal distances of 42 and 14 m for Q. petraea and Q. pyrenaica, respectively. Introgression between species was also estimated using our microsatellite battery. First, we developed a multivariate discriminant approach and, second, we compared our results with a widely used clustering method (STRUCTURE). Both analyses were consistent with a low level of introgression between Q. petraea and Q. pyrenaica. Indeed, only 15 adult trees, approx8.5%, were identified as putative hybrids when both methods of analysis were combined. Hybrids may be most common in contact zones due merely to physical proximity.10agene flow10agenetic differentiation10ahybrid zones10aintrogression10amicrosatellites10aQuercus1 aValbuena-Carabana, M.1 aGonzalez-Martinez, S., C.1 aSork, V.L.1 aCollada, C.1 aSOTO, A.1 aGoicoechea, P.G.1 aGil, L.  uhttps://quercus.myspecies.info/node/36