Historical biogeography and life-history evolution of Andean Puya (Bromeliaceae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 201-224

  Jabaily, Rachel S ^a,b   Sytsma, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b RHODES COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

AFLP; BayesTraits; Elevation; Latitude; Monocarpic; Semelparity; Western Andean Portal

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOGEOGRAPHY; DATA SET; GLACIATION; LATITUDE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MONOCOTYLEDON; PLEISTOCENE; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY;

BROMELIACEAE; PUYA; PUYA RAIMONDII;

EID: 84871197184     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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