Spatial and temporal patterns in the evolution of the flora of the European Alpine System

Taxon

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 451-462

  Comes, Hans Peter ^a   Kadereit, Joachim W ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AFLP; Alpine flora; Biogeography; Evolution; ITS; Quaternary; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; FLORA; PHYLOGENY; QUATERNARY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

EUROPE;

ANTHYLLIS; ANTHYLLIS MONTANA; AURICULA; EMBRYOPHYTA; GLOBULARIA; PRIMULA; PRIMULACEAE; PRITZELAGO ALPINA; SOLDANELLA;

EID: 0242275364     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3647445     Document Type: Conference Paper

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