Intricate variation patterns in the diploid-polyploid complex of Alyssum montanum-A. Repens (Brassicaceae) in the Apennine Peninsula: Evidence for long-term persistence and diversification

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1887-1904

  Španiel, Stanislav ^a   Marhold, Karol ^a,b   Passalacqua, Nicodemo G ^c   Zozomová Lihová, Judita ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Slovakia)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abruzzo; AFLPs; Alyssum diffusum; Apennines; Brassicaceae; Calabria; Gargano; Morphometrics; Refugia; Southwestern Alps

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA;

DICOTYLEDON; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIATION; HOT SPOT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMORPHISM; POLYPLOIDY; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; REFUGIUM; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; BRASSICACEAE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; ITALY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYPLOIDY; POPULATION GENETICS;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS; BRASSICACEAE; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FRANCE; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS, POPULATION; ITALY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; POLYPLOIDY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALPS; APENNINES; FRANCE; ITALY;

ALYSSUM; ALYSSUM MONTANUM; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 84858405495     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100147     Document Type: Article

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