Phylogeny, biogeography, and rates of diversification of New World Astragalus (Leguminosae) with an emphasis on South American radiations

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1030-1039

  Scherson, Rosa A ^a,c   Vidal, Rodrigo ^b   Sanderson, Michael J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Astragalus; Biogeography; Chloroplast spacers; Internal transcribed spacer; Leguminosae; Phylogeny; Rates of diversification

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CHLOROPLAST; CLADISTICS; CLASSIFICATION; LEGUME; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANDES; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ASTRAGALUS (ANGIOSPERM); FABACEAE; PAPILIONOIDEAE;

EID: 48249099795     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800017     Document Type: Article

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