The origin and evolution of Indomalesian, Australasian and Pacific island biotas: Insights from Aglaieae (Meliaceae, Sapindales)

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1769-1789

  Muellner, Alexandra N ^a,d   Pannell, Caroline M ^b   Coleman, Annette ^c   Chase, Mark W ^a  

^a JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aglaia; Bayesian relaxed clock; Biogeography; Dispersal; Fossil constraints; Internal transcribed spacer; Meliaceae; Molecular clock; Sapindales; Vicariance

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; EOCENE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLIOCENE; VASCULAR PLANT;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO; BORNEO; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIA; INDOCHINA; INDONESIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; MALAYSIA; MELANESIA; NEW BRITAIN; NEW GUINEA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES; WEST MALAYSIA;

AGLAIA; ANIMALIA; GABAZA; MELIACEAE; SAPINDALES;

EID: 51849158658     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01935.x     Document Type: Article

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