Genetic differentiation in the genus Lithops L. (Ruschioideae, Aizoaceae) reveals a high level of convergent evolution and reflects geographic distribution

Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 368-380

  Kellner, A ^a   Ritz, C M ^a   Schlittenhardt, P ^b   Hellwig, F H ^c  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Ispra ^*  (Italy)

^c FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

AFLP; Aizoaceae; Chloroplast DNA; Nuclear ribosomal ITS; Southern Africa; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA; PLANT DNA; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA;

CHLOROPLAST; COHORT ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOT SPOT; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERIZATION; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; AIZOACEAE; ALGORITHM; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; AIZOACEAE; ALGORITHMS; AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; BAYES THEOREM; BIODIVERSITY; CELL NUCLEUS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; DNA, PLANT; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE FREQUENCY; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

AIZOACEAE; LITHOPS;

EID: 79751477708     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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