Impact of missing data, gene choice, and taxon sampling on phylogenetic reconstruction: The Caryophyllales (angiosperms)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 297-312

  Crawley, S S ^a   Hilu, K W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiosperm; Caryophyllales; Missing data; Phylogenetics; Taxon sampling

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLALES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84856214128     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-011-0544-x     Document Type: Article

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