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Use of DNA barcodes to identify flowering plants.
- W. Kress, Kenneth J. Wurdack, E. Zimmer, L. A. Weigt, D. Janzen
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
- 7 June 2005
Methods for identifying species by using short orthologous DNA sequences, known as "DNA barcodes," have been proposed and initiated to facilitate biodiversity studies, identify juveniles, associate… Expand
Molecular phylogenetic analysis of uniovulate Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using plastid RBCL and TRNL-F DNA sequences.
- Kenneth J. Wurdack, P. Hoffmann, M. Chase
- Biology, Medicine
- American journal of botany
- 1 August 2005
Parsimony and Bayesian analyses of plastid rbcL and trnL-F DNA sequence data of the pantropical family Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto (s.s.) are presented. Sampling includes representatives of all three… Expand
Phylogeny of the eudicots : a nearly complete familial analysis based on rbcL gene sequences
- V. Savolainen, M. Fay, +14 authors M. Chase
- Biology
- 2000
A phylogenetic analysis of 589 plastid rbcL gene sequences representing nearly all eudicot families (a total of 308 families; seven photosynthetic and four parasitic families are missing) was… Expand
Explosive Radiation of Malpighiales Supports a Mid‐Cretaceous Origin of Modern Tropical Rain Forests
- C. Davis, C. Webb, Kenneth J. Wurdack, C. Jaramillo, M. Donoghue
- Biology, Medicine
- The American Naturalist
- 1 February 2005
Fossil data have been interpreted as indicating that Late Cretaceous tropical forests were open and dry adapted and that modern closed‐canopy rain forest did not originate until after the… Expand
Malpighiales phylogenetics: Gaining ground on one of the most recalcitrant clades in the angiosperm tree of life.
- Kenneth J. Wurdack, C. Davis
- Biology, Medicine
- American journal of botany
- 1 August 2009
The eudicot order Malpighiales contains ∼16000 species and is the most poorly resolved large rosid clade. To clarify phylogenetic relationships in the order, we used maximum likelihood, Bayesian, and… Expand
Phylogenomics and a posteriori data partitioning resolve the Cretaceous angiosperm radiation Malpighiales
- Zhenxiang Xi, B. Ruhfel, +8 authors C. Davis
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- 8 October 2012
The angiosperm order Malpighiales includes ∼16,000 species and constitutes up to 40% of the understory tree diversity in tropical rain forests. Despite remarkable progress in angiosperm systematics… Expand
When in doubt, put it in Flacourtiaceae: a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on plastid rbcL DNA sequences
- M. Chase, S. Zmarzty, M. D. Lledó, Kenneth J. Wurdack, S. Swensen, M. Fay
- Biology
- 2002
Summary. Circumscription of Flacourtiaceae was investigated with a phylogenetic analysis of plastid rbcL DNA sequences, and the family was found to be composed of two clades that are more closely… Expand
Molecular phylogenetics of the giant genus Croton and tribe Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using ITS and TRNL-TRNF DNA sequence data.
- P. Berry, Andrew L. Hipp, Kenneth J. Wurdack, Benjamin W. van Ee, R. Riina
- Biology, Medicine
- American journal of botany
- 1 September 2005
Parsimony, likelihood, and Bayesian analyses of nuclear ITS and plastid trnL-F DNA sequence data are presented for the giant genus Croton (Euphorbiaceae s.s.) and related taxa. Sampling comprises 88… Expand
Phylogenetics of tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) based on nrITS and plastid matK DNA sequence data.
- H. Kathriarachchi, R. Samuel, +5 authors M. Chase
- Biology, Medicine
- American journal of botany
- 1 April 2006
Phylogenetic relationships within tribe Phyllantheae, the largest tribe of the family Phyllanthaceae, were examined with special emphasis on the large genus Phyllanthus. Nuclear ribosomal ITS and… Expand
Floral Gigantism in Rafflesiaceae
- C. Davis, M. Latvis, D. Nickrent, Kenneth J. Wurdack, D. Baum
- Biology, Medicine
- Science
- 30 March 2007
Species of Rafflesiaceae possess the world's largest flowers (up to 1 meter in diameter), yet their precise evolutionary relationships have been elusive, hindering our understanding of the evolution… Expand