Hybridization, polyploidy, and evolutionary transitions between monoecy and dioecy in Bryonia (Cucurbitaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1297-1306

  Volz, Stefanie M ^a   Renner, Susanne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bryonia; Chloroplast DNA haplotypes; Chromosome counts; Cucurbitaceae; Dioecy; Hybridization; Monoecy; Nuclear LEAFY intron; Polyploidy

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST; CHROMOSOME; DICOTYLEDON; DIOECY; DNA; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HYBRIDIZATION; MONOECY; PHYLOGENY; POLYPLOIDY; SEX DETERMINATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BRYONIA; BRYONIA CRETICA; BRYONIA DIOICA; BRYONIA SYRIACA; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; ECBALLIUM ELATERIUM;

EID: 53249144372     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800187     Document Type: Article

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