Preface to the Princeton Landmarks in Biology Edition vii Preface xi Symbols Used xiii 1. The Importance of Islands 3 2. Area and Number of Speicies 8 3. Further Explanations of the Area-Diversity Pattern 19 4. The Strategy of Colonization 68 5. Invasibility and the Variable Niche 94 6. Stepping Stones and Biotic Exchange 123 7. Evolutionary Changes Following Colonization 145 8. Prospect 181 Glossary 185 References 193 Index 201

The Theory of Island Biogeography

http://amborella.net/2010PlantSystematics/DATA/3-24-APG%202003%20Bot%20J%20Linn%20Soc%20APGII.pdf

An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II

▪ Abstract As better phylogenetic hypotheses become available for many groups of organisms, studies in community ecology can be informed by knowledge of the evolutionary relationships among coexisting species. We note three primary approaches to integrating phylogenetic information into studies of community organization: 1. examining the phylogenetic structure of community assemblages, 2. exploring the phylogenetic basis of community niche structure, and 3. adding a community context to studies of trait evolution and biogeography. We recognize a common pattern of phylogenetic conservatism in ecological character and highlight the challenges of using phylogenies of partial lineages. We also review phylogenetic approaches to three emergent properties of communities: species diversity, relative abundance distributions, and range sizes. Methodological advances in phylogenetic supertree construction, character reconstruction, null models for community assembly and character evolution, and metrics of community ...

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Phylogenies and Community Ecology

Perp. punya vol. X. Flowering plant, eudicots : sapindales, cucurbitales, myrtaceae. Perp.punya: 1eks.

The Families And Genera Of Vascular Plants

I. the origin of species by means of natural selection

Lardizabalaceae belong to the well-circumscribed order Ranunculales. Here we summarise modern knowledge about the relationships between the seven families in the order, some of which have major horticultural and agricultural importance. They include many familiar garden plants, some major weeds, some important and controversial crop plants and sources of medicines and poisons.

Ranunculales - buttercups, poppies and their relatives

https://www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/boj.12317

Bromeliaceae in focus

http://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/122378/4/Conservation-genetics-of-the-rare-Iberian-endemic-Cheirolophus-uliginosus-Vitales-Daniel-Garnatje-Teresa%20%281%29.pdf

Conservation genetics of the rare Iberian endemic Cheirolophus uliginosus (Asteraceae)

Premise of the study: Southwestern Britain is an emblematic hotspot of polyploid diversity of whitebeams (Sorbus aria agg.; Rosaceae) with ca. 30 polyploid endemic species. The tetraploid S. porrigentiformis is postulated as one of the parents of most of these endemics, along with the sexual diploid S. aria s. str. and the tetraploid S. rupicola. Methods and Results: We isolated 16 nuclear microsatellite loci from S. porrigentiformis and characterized them on 45 trees representing the three putative parental species. Eleven loci were polymorphic, and eight of them exhibited species-specific alleles. Allele numbers ranged from one to 11, and observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.40 to 1.00. The intraspecific levels of variation were very low, in agreement with the facultative apomictic reproduction hypothesized for this species. Conclusions: The species-specific alleles will be useful for tracing the origin of the narrowly distributed Sorbus taxa. In addition, the assessment of diversity levels will help d...

https://bioone.org/journals/applications-in-plant-sciences/volume-5/issue-2/apps.1600150/Isolation-and-Characterization-of-Microsatellite-Loci-in-Sorbus-porrigentiformis-and/10.3732/apps.1600150.pdf

Michael F. Fay

Papers

Ranunculales - buttercups, poppies and their relatives

Bromeliaceae in focus

Conservation genetics of the rare Iberian endemic Cheirolophus uliginosus (Asteraceae)

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Sorbus porrigentiformis and cross-amplification in S. aria and S. rupicola (Rosaceae).

Flowers and inflorescences of eudicots