Effects of apomixis and polyploidy on diversification and geographic distribution in Amelanchier (Rosaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1375-1387

  Burgess, Michael B ^a   Cushman, Kevin R ^b   Doucette, Eric T ^b   Talent, Nadia ^c   Frye, Christopher T ^d   Campbell, Christopher S ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^d MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Apomixis; Endosperm balance; Flow cytometry; Geographic parthenogenesis; Microspecies; Polyploidy; Semi cryptic ploidy variation; Triploid block; Triploid bridge

Indexed keywords

APOMIXIS; CRYPSIS; DICOTYLEDON; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENOME; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PARTHENOGENESIS; POLYPLOIDY;

APOMIXIS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOSPERM; GENETICS; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT DISPERSAL; PLANT GENOME; PLANT SEED; PLOIDY; POLLEN; POLYPLOIDY; REPRODUCTION; ROSACEAE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

APOMIXIS; BIODIVERSITY; CHROMOSOMES, PLANT; ECOSYSTEM; ENDOSPERM; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENOME, PLANT; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT DISPERSAL; PLOIDIES; POLLEN; POLYPLOIDY; REPRODUCTION; ROSACEAE; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84907306814     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400113     Document Type: Article

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