Phylogenetic relationships and character evolution in primula L.: The usefulness of ITS sequence data

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 385-392

  Conti, Elena ^a   Suring, Erik ^b   Boyd, David ^b   Jorgensen, Janet ^b   Grant, Jason ^c   Kelso, Sylvia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding systems; Heterostyly; Homostyly; ITS phylogeny; Polyploidy; Primula

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034535131     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500012331350535     Document Type: Article

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