High epizoochorous specialization and low DNA sequence divergence in mediterranean cynoglossum (Boraginaceae): Evidence from fruit traits and ITS region

Taxon

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 969-985

  Selvi, Federico ^a   Coppi, Andrea ^a   Cecchi, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boraginaceae; Cynoglossum; Epizoochory; Fruit morphology; ITS sequences; Phylogeny; Seed dispersal; Systematics

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DICOTYLEDON; DIVERGENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FRUIT; GENETIC MARKER; HERBIVORE; HOLOCENE; HYBRIDIZATION; INTROGRESSION; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PASTURE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SEED DISPERSAL; SILICON; SPECIALIZATION; TAXONOMY; X-RAY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ZOOCHORY;

BORAGINACEAE; CYNOGLOSSUM; MAMMALIA; MYOSOTIS; OMPHALODES; PARDOGLOSSUM; SOLENANTHUS;

EID: 80052222731     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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