Phylogenetic relationships of diploid species of Betula (Betulaceae) inferred from DNA sequences of nuclear nitrate reductase

Systematic Botany

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 357-365

  Li, Jianhua ^a,b   Shoup, Suzanne ^a   Chen, Zhiduan ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Betula; Betulaceae; Nitrate reductase (Nia); Paraphyly; Polyphyly

Indexed keywords

BETULA; BETULA ALNOIDES; BETULA LENTA; BETULA MAXIMOWICZIANA; BETULA MICHAUXII; BETULA NANA; BETULA NIGRA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PLATYPHYLLA; BETULA POPULIFOLIA; BETULACEAE; NIA;

EID: 34447304877     PISSN: 03636445     EISSN: 15482324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1600/036364407781179699     Document Type: Article

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