Source populations of Quercus glauca in the last glacial age in Taiwan revealed by nuclear microsatellite markers

An attempt is made to study genetic differentiation between populations of Querus glauca in Taiwan using nuclear microsatellite markers to infer the potential refugium in the last glaciation stage. It was found that the southern part of Taiwan showed the highest population genetic divergence compared to all the others which suggested the existence of a potential major refugium.