Conservation genetics and phylogenetics of New Caledonian Retrophyllum (Podocarpaceae) species

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-188

  Herbert, J ^a,c   Hollingsworth, P M ^a   Gardner, M F ^a   Mill, R R ^a   Thomas, P I ^a   Jaffre T ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Molecular clock; RAPDs; Retrophyllum; TrnL

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION GENETICS; PHYLOGENETICS;

CHLOROPLAST; CLADISTICS; CONSERVATION GENETICS; GENE SEQUENCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MONOPHYLY; NEW CALEDONIA; PHYLOGENY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SISTER GROUP; SOUTH AMERICA; SPECIES; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

NEW CALEDONIA;

AFROCARPUS; NAGEIA; RETROPHYLLUM; RETROPHYLLUM COMPTONII; RETROPHYLLUM MINUS; RETROPHYLLUM ROSPIGLIOSII; RETROPHYLLUM VITIENSE;

EID: 0036622640     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2002.9512781     Document Type: Article

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