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Polyphyly
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Polyphyletic
, Polyphylletic
A polyphyletic (Greek for "of many races") group is characterized by one or more homoplasies: phenotypes which have converged or reverted so as to…
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2017
2017
Adelomena peltatum (Araceae), a new record for the Flora of Panama.
Orlando O. Ortíz
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T. Croat
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R. M. Baldini
2017
Corpus ID: 89736875
We present the first record of Adelonema peltatum for Panama and Central America. Images of the species, taxonomic comments, and…
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Review
2016
Review
2016
Historical Biogeography of Reptiles and Amphibians from the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia
Sean B. Reilly
2016
Corpus ID: 133752920
Author(s): Reilly, Sean Bryant | Advisor(s): McGuire, Jimmy A | Abstract: The Lesser Sunda Archipelago, also known as Nusa…
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2015
2015
Assessment of relationships between Iranian Fritillaria (Liliaceae) Species Using Chloroplast trnh-psba Sequences and Morphological Characters
M. Sharifi-Tehrani
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M. Advay
2015
Corpus ID: 59153590
The genus Fritillaria comprises of 165 taxa of medicinal, ornamental and horticultural importance. Evolutionary relationships in…
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2012
2012
Letter to the Editor A rebuttal to the letter to the editor concerning ‘Defining species boundaries in the genus Phytophthora : the case of Phytophthora andina ’
G. A. Forbesa
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J. B. Ristainob
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R. F. Olivac
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W. Flierd
2012
Corpus ID: 53308013
Dear Editor, One of the earliest studies involving a single isolate In their letter to the Editor in this issue of Plant…
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Review
2008
Review
2008
Four chapters about the monophyly of insect 'orders': A review of recent phylogenetic contributions
J. Zrzavý
2008
Corpus ID: 23263445
Recent phylogenetic analyses, both morphological and molecular, strongly support the monophyly of most insect 'orders'. On the…
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2007
2007
Molecular Phylogeny of the Genera Staurastrum and Staurodesmus (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) Based on Nuclear (18S rDNA) and Chloroplast Gene (atpB) Sequences
B. Moon
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Ok‐Min Lee
2007
Corpus ID: 82336507
To gain insights into the phylogenetic relationships of genus Staurastrum and Staurodesmus, we analyzed nuclearencoded small…
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2001
2001
Towards a molecular systematics of the genus Criniger, and a preliminary phylogeny of the bulbuls (Aves, Passeriformes, Pycnonotidae)
E. Pasquet
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A. Cibois
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Obhas Khobkhet
,
Lianxian Han
2001
Corpus ID: 54779641
L'analyse de fragments d'ADN de deux genes mitochondriaux (12S et 16S) de 27 especes de bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), appartenant a…
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2000
2000
A NEW GENUS OF GEOEMYDID TUR TLE FROM ASIA
W. Mccord
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J. Iverson
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Phillip Q. Spinks
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H. B. Shaffer
2000
Corpus ID: 15743057
AB STRACT.– Phylo gen etic anal y sis of mi to chon drial gene se quence vari a tion in geoemydid tur tles sug gests that the ge…
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1994
1994
STEREOTYPY AND VERSATILITY OF THE COPULATORY PATTERN OF L YCOSA MALITIOSA (ARANEAE, LYCOSIDAE) AT COOL VERSUS WARM TEMPERATURES
F. G. Costa
1994
Corpus ID: 54677504
Two groups of copulating pairs were observed, compared and analyzed . Ten copulations occurred in group A at cool environmental…
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1985
1985
Contributions to a monograph of the Lejeuneaceae subfamily Ptychanthoideae
S. Gradstein
1985
Corpus ID: 83283494
Lejeuneaceae include species with or without underleaves. Those with underleaves (the majority) have traditionally been…
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