University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Dissertations UMSL Graduate Works 4-24-2020 Investigating Drivers of Genetic Structure in Plants: Global, Regional and Local Scales Diana Gamba-Moreno University of Missouri-St. Louis,
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[email protected]. Investigating Drivers of Genetic Structure in Plants: Global, Regional and Local Scales Diana L. Gamba-Moreno M.S. Biology: Ecology and Systematics, San Francisco State University, 2013 B.S. Biology (emphasis in Botany), Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia, 2010 A Dissertation Submitted to The Graduate School at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Biology with an emphasis in Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics May 2020 Advisory Committee Nathan Muchhala, Ph.D. Chairperson Robert Ricklefs, Ph.D. Christine Edwards, Ph.D. María del Carmen Ulloa, Ph.D. Copyright, Diana L. Gamba-Moreno, 2020 2 Abstract Genetic structure within and among plant populations is a critical component of plant biodiversity, informing local adaptation, conservation, and incipient speciation. However, its drivers remain poorly understood, especially across different spatial scales.