Late-Cenozoic origin and diversification of Chatham Islands endemic plant species revealed by analyses of DNA sequence data

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-136

  Heenan, P B ^a   Mitchell, A D ^b   De Lange, P J ^c   Keeling, J ^d   Paterson, A M ^e  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^e LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chatham islands; Dispersal; DNA sequence data; Geology; Molecular clock; New zealand flora; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DICOTYLEDON; DISPERSAL; DIVERGENCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); UPLIFT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION;

CHATHAM ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND;

MYOSOTIDIUM;

EID: 77958478029     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2010.494337     Document Type: Article

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