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List of works by Jim Provan

Broad-scale genetic homogeneity in natural populations of common hazel (Corylus avellana) in Ireland

Coexistence of congeneric native and invasive species: the case of the green algae Codium spp. in northwestern Spain

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Comparative phylogeography of two related plant species with overlapping ranges in Europe, and the potential effects of climate change on their intraspecific genetic diversity

scientific article published on January 27, 2011

Conservation genetics of Ireland's sole population of the River water crowfoot (Ranunculus fluitans Lam.)

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Cryptic introgression into the kidney saxifrage (Saxifraga hirsuta) from its more abundant sympatric congener Saxifraga spathularis, and the potential risk of genetic assimilation

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Cryptic species and parallel genetic structuring in Lethrinid fish: Implications for conservation and management in the southwest Indian Ocean.

scientific article published on 24 January 2018

Developing strategies for introductions of captive-bred Margaritifera margaritifera (L.) into the wild

Effect of habitat fragmentation on levels and patterns of genetic diversity in natural populations of the peat moss Polytrichum commune

scientific article published on April 22, 2003

Evidence for facultative protocarnivory in Capsella bursa-pastoris seeds

scientific article published on 04 July 2018

Fredericqia deveauniensis,gen. et sp. nov. (Phyllophoraceae, Rhodophyta), a New Cryptogenic Species

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Genetic analyses reveal high levels of seed and pollen flow in hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna Jacq.), a key component of hedgerows

Genetic evidence for predominantly hydrochoric gene flow in the invasive riparian plant Impatiens glandulifera (Himalayan balsam).

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Geological and ecological factors drive cryptic speciation of yews in a biodiversity hotspot

scientific article published on May 30, 2013

Hierarchical structuring of genetic variation at differing geographic scales in the cultivated sugar kelp Saccharina latissima

scholarly article published 2 October 2018

Hierarchical structuring of genetic variation at differing geographic scales in the cultivated sugar kelp Saccharina latissima

High clonal diversity in threatened peripheral populations of the yellow bird's nest (Hypopitys monotropa; syn. Monotropa hypopitys)

scientific article published on January 21, 2011

High dispersal potential has maintained long-term population stability in the North Atlantic copepod Calanus finmarchicus

scientific article published in January 2009

Levels and patterns of population genetic diversity in the red seaweedChondrus crispus(Florideophyceae): a direct comparison of single nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellites

article by Jim Provan et al published 5 November 2012 in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Low genetic diversity and potential inbreeding in an isolated population of alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus) following a founder effect

scientific article

Microsatellite analysis supports the existence of three cryptic species within the bumble bee Bombus lucorum sensu lato

Molecular approaches to the study of invasive seaweeds

Name and scale matter: Clarifying the geography of Tibetan Plateau and adjacent mountain regions

scientific article published in 2022

Origin of British and Irish mammals: disparate post-glacial colonisation and species introductions

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Patterns of Cytoplasmic Variation in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae) Revealed by Polymorphic Chloroplast Microsatellites

scientific article published in 2003

Phylogenomic inference in extremis: A case study with mycoheterotroph plastomes

scientific article published on 01 March 2018

Phylogeographic analysis of the red seaweed Palmaria palmata reveals a Pleistocene marine glacial refugium in the English Channel

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Phylogeographic insights into cryptic glacial refugia

scientific article (publication date: October 2008)

Post-glacial dispersal, rather than<i>in situ</i>glacial survival, best explains the disjunct distribution of the Lusitanian plant species<i>Daboecia cantabrica</i>(Ericaceae)

scientific article published in 2012

Protect Third Pole's fragile ecosystem

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Pure species in a continuum of genetic and morphological variation: sympatric oaks at the edge of their range

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Range-edge effects promote clonal growth in peripheral populations of the one-sided wintergreen Orthilia secunda

scientific article published on 03 February 2009

Refugial persistence and postglacial recolonization of North America by the cold-tolerant herbaceous plant Orthilia secunda

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Restricted gene flow in fragmented populations of a wind-pollinated tree

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Retrospective genetic monitoring of the threatened Yellow marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus) reveals genetic erosion but provides valuable insights for conservation strategies

article by Gemma E. Beatty et al published 3 December 2013 in Diversity and Distributions

Sampling strategy and potential utility of indels for DNA barcoding of closely related plant species: a case study in taxus.

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Spatiotemporal maintenance of flora in the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot: Current knowledge and future perspectives

publication published on 17 July 2021

Species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships within the green algal genus Codium (Bryopsidales) based on plastid DNA sequences

scientific article published on 31 January 2007

State-of the art methodologies dictate new standards for phylogenetic analysis

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Testing Darwin's transoceanic dispersal hypothesis for the inland nettle family (Urticaceae)

scientific article published on 21 August 2018

The effects of past, present and future climate change on range-wide genetic diversity in northern North Atlantic marine species

scientific article published in 2013

The importance of reproductive strategies in population genetic approaches to conservation: an example from the marine angiosperm genus Zostera

Tracking biological invasions in space and time: elucidating the invasive history of the green alga Codium fragile using old DNA

scientific article published in 2007

Tracking the invasive history of the green alga Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides

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Understanding macroalgal dispersal in a complex hydrodynamic environment: a combined population genetic and physical modelling approach

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Unique genetic variation at a species' rear edge is under threat from global climate change

scientific article published on 18 May 2011

Universal plastid primers for Chlorophyta and Rhodophyta

Using MiddRAD-seq data to develop polymorphic microsatellite markers for an endangered yew species

scientific article published on 02 June 2017