Search for dissertations about: "Natural Sciences Biological Sciences Biological Systematics"
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1. Desert Plants and Deserted Islands : Systematics and Ethnobotany in Caryophyllaceae
Abstract : Background. Caryophyllaceae is a large and cosmopolitic flowering plant family, however the systematics of many of its basal groups has been unclear, due to a lack of unambiguous morphology. Some members of Caryophyllaceae are used medicinally, e.g. READ MORE
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2. Phylogeny and biogeography of the family Calceolariaceae
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3. Fungal taxonomy and systematics in the digital era, with an outlook on the cantharelloid clade (Basidiomycota)
Abstract : Fungi form a large and ubiquitous group of organisms where species identification and delimitation on morphological grounds often fall short. DNA sequences have proved an invaluable information source for these pursuits and are now routinely used in most mycological laboratories. READ MORE
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4. Patterns and Processes of Evolution in Sundaland
Abstract : Biodiversity in the tropics is disproportionately high compared to other habitats, and also under disproportionate threat from human impact. It is necessary to understand how this diversity evolved and how it is partitioned across space in order to preserve it. READ MORE
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5. Spikemoss patterns : Systematics and historical biogeography of Selaginellaceae
Abstract : Selaginellaceae, spikemosses, is a heterosporous plant family belonging to the lycophytes. With an estimated age of some 350 million years, the family is historically important as one of the oldest known groups of vascular plants. Selaginellaceae is herbaceous with a worldwide distribution. However, the majority of the ca. READ MORE