Phylogeny of the cycads based on multiple single-copy nuclear genes: congruence of concatenated parsimony, likelihood and species tree inference methods

DE Salas-Leiva, AW Meerow, M Calonje… - Annals of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background and aims Despite a recent new classification, a stable phylogeny for the cycads
has been elusive, particularly regarding resolution of Bowenia, Stangeria and Dioon. In this …

Application of plastid and nuclear markers to DNA barcoding of Euro-Mediterranean oaks (Quercus, Fagaceae): problems, prospects and phylogenetic implications

MC Simeone, R Piredda, A Papini… - Botanical Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
DNA barcoding, a species identification system based on sequences from a short,
standardized DNA region, has emerged recently as a new tool for taxonomists. We …

Molecular phylogenetics and morphological evolution of St. John's wort (Hypericum; Hypericaceae)

NM Nürk, S Madriñán, MA Carine, MW Chase… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2013 - Elsevier
Phylogenetic hypotheses for the large cosmopolitan genus Hypericum (St. John's wort) have
previously been based on morphology, and molecular studies have thus far included only a …

Explosive radiation in high Andean Hypericum—rates of diversification among New World lineages

NM Nürk, C Scheriau, S Madriñán - Frontiers in genetics, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The páramos, high-elevation Andean grasslands ranging from ca. 2800 m to the snow line,
harbor one of the fastest evolving biomes worldwide since their appearance in the northern …

Phylogenetic relationships in Brassicaceae tribe Alysseae inferred from nuclear ribosomal and chloroplast DNA sequence data

I Rešetnik, Z Satovic, GM Schneeweiss… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2013 - Elsevier
Numerous molecular systematic studies within Brassicaceae have resulted in a strongly
improved classification of the family, as morphologically defined units at and above the …

Bayesian inference of phylogeny, morphology and range evolution reveals a complex evolutionary history in St. John's wort (Hypericum)

AS Meseguer, JJ Aldasoro, I Sanmartín - Molecular phylogenetics and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The genus Hypericum L.(“St. John's wort”, Hypericaceae) comprises nearly 500 species of
shrubs, trees and herbs distributed mainly in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere …

Contrasting patterns of evolution of 45S and 5S rDNA families uncover new aspects in the genome constitution of the agronomically important grass Thinopyrum …

V Mahelka, D Kopecký, BR Baum - Molecular Biology and …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
We employed sequencing of clones and in situ hybridization (genomic and fluorescent in
situ hybridization [GISH and rDNA-FISH]) to characterize both the sequence variation and …

Phylogeny of a Genomically Diverse Group of Elymus (Poaceae) Allopolyploids Reveals Multiple Levels of Reticulation

RJ Mason-Gamer - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The grass tribe Triticeae (= Hordeeae) comprises only about 300 species, but it is well
known for the economically important crop plants wheat, barley, and rye. The group is also …

Phylogeny of the Asian Hedyotis–Oldenlandia complex (Spermacoceae, Rubiaceae): Evidence for high levels of polyphyly and the parallel evolution of …

X Guo, RJ Wang, MP Simmons, PPH But… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2013 - Elsevier
Generic delimitation in the Hedyotis–Oldenlandia complex has a long taxonomically
confused history because of the controversy of lumping or splitting these two taxa. Previous …

Divergence time estimation in Cichorieae (Asteraceae) using a fossil-calibrated relaxed molecular clock

K Tremetsberger, B Gemeinholzer, H Zetzsche… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2013 - Springer
Knowing the age of lineages is key to understanding their biogeographic history. We aimed
to provide the best estimate of the age of Cichorieae and its subtribes based on available …