Ecology limits the diversity of the Cape flora: Phylogenetics and diversification of the genus Tetraria

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-70

  Slingsby, Jasper A ^a,b   Britton, Matthew N ^b,c   Anthony Verboom, G ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION NETWORK   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity dependence; Ecological niche saturation; Greater Cape Floristic Region; Mediterranean climate

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; CYPERACEAE; DIVERSITY DEPENDENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE SATURATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GREATER CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE; PHYLOGENY;

DIVERSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL NICHE SATURATION; GREATER CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE;

CYPERACEAE; DNA, PLANT; ECOSYSTEM; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84894924243     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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