Molecular evidence for multiple diversification patterns of alpine plants in Mediterranean Europe

Taxon

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 463-476

  Vargas, Pablo ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Androsace; Anthyllis; Arenaria; Colonization patterns; Juniperus; Molecular diversification; Saxifraga; Soldanella; Subspecific differentiation

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COLONIZATION; FLORA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ANDROSACE; ANDROSACE VITALIANA; ANTHYLLIS; ANTHYLLIS MONTANA; ARENARIA TETRAQUETRA; EMBRYOPHYTA; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS VAR. SAXATILIS; SAXIFRAGA; SAXIFRAGA OPPOSITIFOLIA; SAXIFRAGA PENTADACTYLIS; SOLDANELLA; SOLDANELLA ALPINA; VITALIANA;

EID: 0242307160     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3647446     Document Type: Conference Paper

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