Origin and evolution of endemic Galápagos Varronia species (Cordiaceae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 948-954

  Weeks, Andrea ^a   Baird, Kristen E ^a   McMullen, Conley K ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cordia; Cordiaceae; Gal pagos; Island evolution; Varronia

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BORAGINACEAE; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

BORAGINACEAE; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY;

CORDIA; VARRONIA;

EID: 78049369744     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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