The S Iberian Peninsula and NW Africa constitute one of the main hotspots for plant
biodiversity within the Mediterranean Basin. At the core of this hotspot, across the Strait of …

Since the first edition of this book published in 2005, there has been an immense amount of
new and fascinating work on the history, ecology, and evolution of the Mediterranean flora …

Species richness in the tropics has been attributed to the gradual accumulation of species
over a long geological period in stable equatorial climates or, conversely, to speciation in …

We investigated phylogenetic and biogeographic relationships within Juglans (walnuts), a
Tertiary disjunct genus, using 15 species of Juglans and related (Juglandaceae) outgroups …

Background A full understanding of the patterns and processes of biological diversification
requires the dating of evolutionary events, yet the fossil record is inadequate for most …

The nuclear ribosomal locus coding for the large subunit is represented in tandem arrays in
the plant genome. These consecutive gene blocks, consisting of several regions, are widely …

We estimate phylogenetic relationships and the biogeographic and pollination history of
Costus subgenus Costus (Costaceae) using sequence data from the internal and external …

A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Macaronesian endemic species of Convolvulus
was undertaken using data from the nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) …

The broad geographic range of many Neotropical rain forest tree species implies excellent
dispersal abilities or range establishment that preceded the formation of current dispersal …

Phylogenetic relationships in the Olea europaea complex and the phylogeography of 24
populations of the Macaronesian olive (O. europaea ssp. cerasiformis) were assessed by …