Evolution of the species-rich Cape flora

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 359, Issue 1450, 2004, Pages 1623-1632

  Linder, H P ^a   Hardy, C R ^a  

^a Institute of Systematic Botany   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cape flora; Diversification rate; Evolutionary radiation; Molecular clocks; Non parametric rate smoothing; Restionaceae

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; EVOLUTION; FYNBOS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

RESTIONACEAE;

EID: 8144219855     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2004.1534     Document Type: Conference Paper

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