A sequential approach using genetic and morphological analyses to test species status: The case of United States federally endangered Agalinis acuta (Orobanchaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 859-871

  Pettengill, James B ^a   Neel, Maile C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Agalinis acuta; Conservation; Endangered Species Act; Orobanchaceae; Phylogenetics; Population genetics; Sandplain gerardia; Species concepts; Species delimitation

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

CHLOROPLAST; CONSERVATION GENETICS; CONSERVATION STATUS; DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; GENEALOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; MACROECOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES CONCEPT; TAXONOMY;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; OROBANCHACEAE; PHYLOGENY; UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; OROBANCHACEAE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

AGALINIS ACUTA; AGALINIS OBTUSIFOLIA; AGALINIS TENELLA; OROBANCHACEAE;

EID: 84858434555     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000267     Document Type: Article

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