Evolution and biogeography of Pleurophyllum (Astereae, Asteraceae), a small genus of megaherbs endemic to the subantarctic islands

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-75

  Wagstaff, Steven J ^a   Breitwieser, Ilse ^a   Ito, Motomi ^b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Astereae; Divergence estimate; Megaherb; Phylogenetic inference; Pleurophyllum; Subantarctic islands

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLACIATION; HERB; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUBANTARCTIC REGION; TERTIARY;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; AUSTRALIA; BIOTA; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEW ZEALAND; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; ASTERACEAE; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOTA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOSSILS; GENETIC SPECIATION; NEW ZEALAND; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ASTERACEAE; ASTEREAE; PLEUROPHYLLUM;

EID: 78650971906     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000238     Document Type: Article

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