One of the most popular sequences for phylogenetic inference at the generic and
infrageneric levels in plants is the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the 18S–5.8 S …

To what extent is the tree of life the best representation of the evolutionary history of
microorganisms? Recent work has shown that, among sets of prokaryotic genomes in which …

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 …

A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Andean genus Tarasa (Malvaceae) and related
genera yielded unexpected results regarding generic boundaries, the origins of polyploidy …

The internal transcribed spacers (ITS) of the nuclear ribosomal 18S–5.8 S–26S cistron
continue to be the most popular non-plastid region for species-level phylogenetic studies of …

Abstract Interpretations of current diversity patterns based on the contraction/expansion
model forced by climatic oscillations during the last two million years are commonplace in …

The molecular systematics of Quercus (Fagaceae) was recently assessed by two teams
using independently generated ITS sequences. Although the results disagreed in several …

Interspecific hybridization is one of the major factors leading to phylogenetic incongruence
among loci, but the knowledge is still limited about the potential of each locus to introgress …

A parsimony analysis of 133 sequences of the nuclear ribosomal DNA ITS1+ 5.8 S+ ITS2
region from 71 taxa in Armeria was carried out. The presence of additive polymorphic sites …

Tasmania is a natural laboratory for investigating the evolutionary processes of the
Quaternary. It is a large island lying 40–44° S, which was repeatedly glaciated and linked to …