Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Pseudotsuga (Pinaceae): Insights into the floristic relationship between Taiwan and its adjacent areas

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 776-785

  Wei, Xiao Xin ^a   Yang, Zu Yu ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Wang, Xiao Quan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Historical biogeography; Hybrid origin; LEAFY; Molecular phylogeny; Pseudotsuga; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA SEQUENCE; DOUGLAS FIR; FAR EAST; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; POPULATION GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TAIWAN;

CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; DNA, PLANT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FAR EAST; GENES, PLANT; GENETICS, POPULATION; GEOGRAPHY; NORTH AMERICA; PHYLOGENY; PSEUDOTSUGA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN;

MYA; PINACEAE; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA JAPONICA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; PSEUDOTSUGA SINENSIS; PSEUDOTSUGA WILSONIANA;

EID: 77953133515     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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