Geographical Distribution of Diploid and Tetraploid Cytotypes of Thymus sect. Mastichina (Lamiaceae) in the Iberian Peninsula, Genome Size and Evolutionary Implications

Folia Geobotanica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 441-460

  Girón, Verónica ^a   Garnatje, Teresa ^b   Vallès, Joan ^c   Pérez Collazos, Ernesto ^d   Catalán, Pilar ^d   Valdés, Benito ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT BOTÀNIC DE BARCELONA IBB CSIC ICUB   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromosome numbers; Endemism; Flow cytometry; Genome evolution; Karyology; Ploidy level

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOME; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HERB; KARYOLOGY; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION GENETICS;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

LAMIACEAE; THYMUS (THYME); THYMUS MASTICHINA;

EID: 84869496436     PISSN: 12119520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12224-012-9126-0     Document Type: Article

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