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Noncoding plastid trnT-trnF sequences reveal a well resolved phylogeny of basal angiosperms

  1. T. Borsch1,
  2. K. W. Hilu2,
  3. D. Quandt1,
  4. V. Wilde3,
  5. C. Neinhuis1,
  6. W. Barthlott1

Article first published online: 18 JUN 2003

DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00577.x

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Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volume 16, Issue 4, pages 558–576, July 2003

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Borsch, T., Hilu, K. W., Quandt, D., Wilde, V., Neinhuis, C. and Barthlott, W. (2003), Noncoding plastid trnT-trnF sequences reveal a well resolved phylogeny of basal angiosperms. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 16: 558–576. doi: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00577.x

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  1. 1

    Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn, Germany

  2. 2

    Department of Biology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA

  3. 3

    Paläobotanik, Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, Frankfurt, Germany

*Thomas Borsch, Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten, Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Meckenheimer Allee 170, 53115 Bonn, Germany. Tel.: +49-228-73-2681; fax: +49-228-73-3120; e-mail: borsch@uni-bonn.de

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  2. Article first published online: 18 JUN 2003
  3. Received 20 June 2002; revised 6 September 2002; accepted 14 March 2003

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