Browsing Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology by Subject "Phylogeny"
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Species delimitation and assessment of genetic variability in Carpobrotus (Aizoaceae): evidence from amplified fragment length polymorphisms
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)During the course of this thesis, AFLP technique was successfully applied to the Aizoaceae taxa. This study involved a substantial component of laboratory work including generating and analysing AFLP data, the operation ... -
Species-level phylogenetic reconstruction of the African cycad genus Encephalartos (Zamiaceae)
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This thesis explores species-level phylogenetic relationships of the African cycad genus Encephalartos, which is one of the eleven genera of cycads. The genus is confined to Africa and comprises approximately 65 species, ...