Origins of the new allopolyploid species Senecio cambrensis (Asteraceae) and its relationship to the Canary Islands endemic Senecio teneriffae

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1365-1372

  Lowe, Andrew J ^a   Abbott, Richard J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allopolyploid speciation; Asteraceae; chloroplast DNA; isozyme variation; morphometric variation; ribosomal DNA; Senecio

Indexed keywords

SENECIO CAMBRENSIS; SENECIO TENERIFFAE; ASTERACEAE;

ISOZYME VARIATION; MORPHOMETRIC VARIATION; SPECIATION; WELSH GROUNDSEL;

CANARY ISLANDS; UK;

EID: 0030301955     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446125     Document Type: Article

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