Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of Ranunculus and allied genera (Ranunculaceae) in the Mediterranean region and in the European Alpine System

Taxon

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 911-930

  Paun, Ovidiu ^a   Lehnebach, Carlos ^b   Johansson, Jan T ^c   Lockhart, Peter ^b   Hörandl, Elvira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Institute of Molecular Biosciences   (New Zealand)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Life forms; Molecular clock; Molecular phylogenetics; Ranunculus

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLADISTICS; PHYLOGENETICS;

CERATOCEPHALA; FICARIA; MYOSURUS; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS; RANUNCULUS ADONEUS; XANTHORHIZA;

EID: 30744441926     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/25065478     Document Type: Article

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