Molecular analysis of phylogenetic relationships among myrmecophytic Macaranga species (Euphorbiaceae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 331-344

  Blattner, Frank R ^a   Weising, Kurt ^b   Bänfer, Gudrun ^b   Maschwitz, Ulrich ^c   Fiala, Brigitte ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ant plant mutualism; Evolution; Macaranga; Mallotus; Myrmecophytism; Phylogenetic analysis; Rapid radiation

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; GENETIC RELATIONSHIP; GENETIC SIMILARITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MYRMECOPHYTISM; PHYLOGENY; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RIBOSOMAL INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; RIBOSOME DNA;

CREMATOGASTER; MACARANGA; MALLOTUS;

EID: 0034991872     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2001.0941     Document Type: Article

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