Molecular dating of Winteraceae reveals a complex biogeographical history involving both ancient Gondwanan vicariance and long-distance dispersal

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 894-904

  Thomas, Nanette ^a,b   Bruhl, Jeremy J ^a   Ford, Andrew ^c   Weston, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS AND DOMAIN TRUST   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beast; Fossils; Gene duplication; Gondwana; Historical biogeography; Molecular dating; New caledonia; Winteraceae; Zealandia; Zygogynum

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DATING METHOD; DICOTYLEDON; DISPERSAL; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GONDWANA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY; VICARIANCE;

AUSTRALIA; MADAGASCAR; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH AMERICA;

BUBBIA COMPTONII; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; TAKHTAJANIA; TAKHTAJANIA PERRIERI; WINTERACEAE; ZYGOGYNUM;

EID: 84898477743     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12265     Document Type: Article

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