Phylogenetics and the conservation of a diverse and ancient flora

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 326, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Byrne, Margaret ^a  

^a Bentley Delivery Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Conservation priorities; ESUs; Phylogenetic value; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

DNA MARKER;

CONSERVATION; FLORA; PHYLOGENETICS;

AUSTRALIA; CHLOROPLAST; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLORA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT EVOLUTION; PLANT TAXONOMY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0141829123     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1631-0691(03)00041-6     Document Type: Review

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