Phylogenetic relationships at the base of ericaceae: Implications for vegetative and mycorrhizal evolution

Taxon

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 794-804

  Freudenstein, John V ^a   Broe, Michael B ^a   Feldenkris, Emily R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbutoids; Ericaceae; Monotropoids; Mycorrhiza; Pyroloids

Indexed keywords

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZA; DICOTYLEDON; EVOLUTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; PLASTID; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ENKIANTHUS; ERICACEAE;

EID: 84986579422     PISSN: 00400262     EISSN: 19968175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12705/654.7     Document Type: Article

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