Phylogeographic studies of plants in China: Advances in the past and directions in the future

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 267-275

  Liu, Jian Quan ^a   Sun, Yong Shuai ^a   Ge, Xue Jun ^b   Gao, Lian Ming ^c   Qiu, Ying Xiong ^a,d  

^a Molecular Ecology Group State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro Ecosystem College of Life Science ^*  (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^d ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Phylogeography; Plant diversification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864609351     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2012.00214.x     Document Type: Review

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