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Department of Biological Sciences

Phylogenetic relationships of the African species of the genus Merxmuellera Conert (Poaceae: Danthonioideae)

Abstract

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This study expands on existing molecular (rpoC2 and ITS) and morphological data sets to further test the hypothesis of non-monophyly of Merxmuellera sensu lato. The results reveal that despite high levels of resolution, the morphological data yield poorly supported phylogenies due to high levels of homoplasy in the dataset.

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Department of Biological Sciences
Year dc:date.issued
2001

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Mafa, Paseka
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  • Linder, Peter
  • Barker, N P

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6124
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6124

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Mafa, Paseka. Phylogenetic relationships of the African species of the genus Merxmuellera Conert (Poaceae: Danthonioideae). Department of Biological Sciences, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6124