Phylogeographic consequences of different introduction histories of invasive Australian Acacia species and Paraserianthes lophantha (Fabaceae) in South Africa

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 861-871

  Le Roux, Johannes J ^a   Brown, Gillian K ^b   Byrne, Margaret ^c   Ndlovu, Joice ^a   Richardson, David M ^a   Thompson, Genevieve D ^a   Wilson, John R U ^a,d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acacia; Biological invasions; Genetic diversity; Introduction history; Invasive species; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DIVERGENCE; DIVERSITY INDEX; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIATION; HYBRIDIZATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NEW SOUTH WALES; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ACACIA; ACACIA CYCLOPS; ACACIA MEARNSII; ACACIA PYCNANTHA; ACACIA SALIGNA; FABACEAE; PARASERIANTHES LOPHANTHA;

EID: 79961145865     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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