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Key processes for Cheirolophus (Asteraceae) diversification on oceanic islands inferred from AFLP data.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Vitales Daniel, García-Fernández Alfredo, Pellicer Jaume, Vallès Joan, Santos-Guerra Arnoldo, Cowan Robyn S, Fay Michael F, Hidalgo Oriane, Garnatje Teresa
Abstract excerpt
The radiation of the genus Cheirolophus (Asteraceae) in Macaronesia constitutes a spectacular case of rapid diversification on oceanic islands. Twenty species - nine of them included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - have been described to date inhabiting the Madeiran and Canarian archipelagos. A previous phylogenetic study revealed that the diversification of Cheirolophus in Macaronesia started less...
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