Columbines: a geographically widespread species flock.

doi:10.1073/pnas.91.11.5129

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Columbines: a geographically widespread species flock.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 24 May 1994

Hodges S A, Arnold M L

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Species in the columbine genus, Aquilegia, are known for their broad variation in ecology and floral morphology. Aquilegia is also known for the large degree of intercompatibility among its species, which has led to the suggestion that the genus has arisen recently. However, intercompatibility do...

Topics

Base Sequence
Biological Evolution
DNA
Genetic Variation
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Plants

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