Phylogenetics, biogeography, and staminal evolution in the tribe Mentheae (Lamiaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 933-953

  Drew, Bryan T ^a   Sytsma, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

BEAST; Biogeography; DEC; Mentheae; Staminal evolution; ycf1

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST DNA;

COOLING; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LEGUME; MIOCENE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; FLOWER; GENETICS; LAMIACEAE; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL; TIME;

BAYES THEOREM; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; FLOWERS; LAMIACEAE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SEED DISPERSAL; TIME FACTORS;

LAMIACEAE; NEPETEAE;

EID: 84860597983     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100549     Document Type: Article

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