Using phylogeny to investigate the origins of the Cape flora: The importance of taxonomic, gene and genome sampling strategies

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-33

  Hawkins, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cape flora; Model system; Phylogeny; Sampling; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SAMPLING; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33645036642     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2006.00209.x     Document Type: Review

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