Evolutionary history, biogeography and eco-climatological differentiation of the genus Anthemis L. (Compositae, Anthemideae) in the circum-Mediterranean area

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1313-1332

  Lo Presti, Rosa Maria ^a   Oberprieler, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthemis; Biogeography; Calibration; Compositae; DIVA; GIS; Mediterranean; Molecular phylogeny; Niche reconstruction

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CALIBRATION; CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATOLOGY; DICOTYLEDON; DIVERGENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GIS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHYLOGENY; PLEISTOCENE; RECONSTRUCTION; VICARIANCE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHEMIDEAE; ANTHEMIS; ASTERACEAE;

EID: 67649216277     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02121.x     Document Type: Article

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