Publications
Wild or Introduced? Investigating the Genetic Landscape of Cacao Populations in South America
- Authors
Colli鈥怱ilva, M. , Richardson J. E., Pirani J. R., and Figueira A.
- Year
- 2025
- Journal Name
- Ecology and Evolution
- Category
- Journal Article
- Keywords
- cacao, wild, introduced, population genomics
- Full Citation
Colli鈥怱ilva, M. , Richardson J. E., Pirani J. R., and Figueira A. 2025. “Wild or Introduced? Investigating the Genetic Landscape of Cacao Populations in South America.” Ecology and Evolution 15, no. 7: e71746. 10.1002/ece3.71746.
- Link to Publication
Abstract
This paper sought to compare patterns of molecular diversity and use it to determine whether populations of cacao were wild or introduced. It used known introduced populations, native or wild populations and a population whose origin was uncertain. It determined that the unknown origin Guianan population was likely wild.