Aroid Evolution

From: Peter Boyce <phymatarum at googlemail.com> on 2011.04.10 at 23:44:09(22015) Back in March David Hogarth posted on the Forum regarding Arum evolution, but my reply post seems never to have been picked up on: Dear David, If you mean only Arum (as opposed to the entire family), there are a few recently published molecular studies that are beginning to shed light on the origins of the genus: Phylogenetic Analysis Informed by Geological History Mediterranean Basin Araceae - [Systematic Biology 57(2), 269–285] - Mansion et al 2008 Molecular phylogeny of the genus Arum inferred from multi-locus sequence data and AFLPs -[Taxon 59(2), 405–415] - Linz et al 2010 Reproduction of the West Mediterranean endemic Arum pictum on Corsica - [Plant Systematics and Evolution 287(3), 179-187] - Quilichini et al 2010 Phylogenetics and biogeography of Arum - unravelling its evolutionary history - [Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 163, 14–32] - Espíndrola et al. 2010 I can send you these as pdf files if this is the sort of thing you are seeking. Very best Peter HTML +More ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01CBF81C.40518C50-- --==============$52199140215543058=

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