Reticulate evolution and taxonomic concepts in the Ranunculus auricomus complex (Ranunculaceae): Insights from analysis of morphological, karyological and molecular data

Taxon

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1194-1215

  Hörandl, Elvira ^a   Greilhuber, Johann ^a   Klímová, Katarina ^b   Paun, Ovidiu ^c   Temsch, Eva ^a   Emadzade, Khatere ^a   Hodálová, Iva ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Regional Association for Nature Conservation and Sustainable Development   (Slovakia)

^c JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Europe; Molecular systematics; Morphometry; Ranunculus auricomus agg.; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BIOTYPE; DICOTYLEDON; GENE FLOW; HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES COMPLEX; TAXONOMY;

RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS AURICOMUS;

EID: 71049144396     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tax.584012     Document Type: Article

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