Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from 18S ribosomal DNA sequences

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-49

  Soltis, Douglas E ^a   Soltis, Pamela S ^a   Nickrent, Daniel L ^a   Johnson, Leigh A ^a   Hahn, William J ^a   Hoot, Sara B ^a   Sweere, Jennifer A ^a   Kuzoff, Robert K ^a   Kron, Kathleen A ^a   Chase, Mark W ^a   Swensen, Susan M ^a   Zimmer, Elizabeth A ^a   Chaw, Shu Miaw ^a   Gillespie, Lynn J ^a   Kress, W John ^a   Sytsma, Kenneth J ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; PARSIMONY; PHYLOGENY; RIBOSOMAL DNA;

EID: 0031462501     PISSN: 00266493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2399952     Document Type: Article

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