Chromosomal fission accounts for small-scale radiations in Zamia (Zamiaceae; Cycadales)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-185

  Olson, Krystle ^a   Gorelick, Root ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Centric fission; Gymnosperms; Karyotype evolution; Linkage disequilibrium; Phylogeny; Plant diversity

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CHROMOSOME; GYMNOSPERM; KARYOTYPE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRANSLOCATION;

CYCADALES; GYMNOSPERMAE; ROBERTSONIA; ZAMIA; ZAMIACEAE;

EID: 78651091001     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01102.x     Document Type: Article

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