The Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, published quarterly since 1914, contains peer-reviewed papers primarily devoted to systematic botany and evolution. The Annals reflect the global mission of the Garden, with contributing authors from the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australasia.
The first nine papers of his issue were presented at a 1993 symposium exploring the potential of eight alternative genes or DNA regions for phylogenetic reconstruction at a variety of hierarchical levels. Both nuclear and chloroplast genes are evaluated.
CONTENTS OF THE ANNALS OF THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, VOL. 82, NUMBER 2
Proceedings of the symposium, Alternative Genes in Phylogenetic Reconstruction, presented at the 1993 AIBS meetings
● Introduction. Pamela S. Soltis & Douglas E. Soltis
● Phylogenetic Inference in Saxifragaceae Sensu Stricto and Gilia (Polemoniaceae) Using matK Sequences. Leigh A. Johnson & Douglas E. Soltis
● Evidence for the Polyphyly of the Scrophulariaceae Based on Chloroplast rbcL and ndhF Sequences. Richard G. Olmstead & Patrick A. Reeves
● The Utility of atpB Gene Sequences in Resolving Phylogenetic Relationships: Comparison with rbcL and 18S Ribosomal DNA Sequences in teh Lardizabalaceae. Sara B. Hoot, Alastair Culham & Peter R. Crane
● A Comparison of Angiosperm Phylogenies from Nuclear 18S rDNA and rbcL Sequences. Daniel L. Nickrent & Douglas E. Soltis
● Cryptic Sequence Simplicity, Nucleotide Composition Bias, and Molecular Coevolution in the Large Subunit of Ribosomal DNA in Plants: Implications for Phylogenetic Analyses. C. J. Bult, J. A. Sweere & E. A. Zimmer
● The ITS Region of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA: A Valuable Source of Evidence on Angiosperm Phylogeny. Bruce G. Baldwin, Michael J. Sanderson, J. Mark Porter, Martin F. Wojciechowski, Christopher S. Campbell & Michael J. Donoghue
● An Evaluation of the Usefulness of the Small heat Shock Genes for Phylogenetic Analysis in Plants. Elizabeth R. Waters
● Evolution of the Phytochrome Gene Family and its Utility for Phylogenetic Analyses of Angiosperms. Sarah Mathews, Matt Lavin & Robert A. Sharrock
The Comparative Pollination and Floral Biology of Baobabs (Adansonia--Bombacaceae). David A. Baum
In Memoriam: Peter G. Martin
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