Hybridization among sympatric species of Rhododendron (Ericaceae) in Turkey: Morphological and molecular evidence

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1776-1785

  Milne, Richard I ^a   Abbott, Richard J ^a   Wolff, Kirsten ^a   Chamberlain, David F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diploid hybrid speciation; Ecological isolation; Hybridization; Introgression; RFLP; Rhododendron

Indexed keywords

BACKCROSSING; CHLOROPLAST DNA; HYBRIDIZATION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RIBOSOMAL DNA; SYMPATRY; TURKEY; WILD RELATIVE;

HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY;

AVES; ERICACEAE; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON CAUCASICUM; RHODODENDRON PONTICUM; RHODODENDRON SMIRNOVII; RHODODENDRON UNGERNII;

EID: 0033298507     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656674     Document Type: Article

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