Friends or Relatives? Phylogenetics and Species Delimitation in the Controversial European Orchid Genus Ophrys
Author(s) -
Dion S. Devey,
Richard M. Bateman,
Michael F. Fay,
Julie A. Hawkins
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 1095-8290
pISSN - 0305-7364
DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcm299
Subject(s) - biology , subgenus , phylogenetic tree , genus , evolutionary biology , amplified fragment length polymorphism , nuclear gene , botany , genetic diversity , mitochondrial dna , genetics , population , gene , demography , sociology
Highly variable, yet possibly convergent, morphology and lack of sequence variation have severely hindered production of a robust phylogenetic framework for the genus Ophrys. The aim of this study is to produce this framework as a basis for more rigorous species delimitation and conservation recommendations.
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