“…This species has been intensively studied for the extent and structure of genetic diversity at a wide range of spatial scales from tens to hundreds and even thousands of kilometers (Brown et al, 1978a;Turpeinen et al, 2001Turpeinen et al, , 2003Volis et al, 2001bVolis et al, , 2002aVolis et al, , 2003Volis et al, , 2005Morrell et al, 2003). At large geographical scale, selection and colonization history are predominant evolutionary forces, and a great deal of information about these processes has been gained for wild barley.…”