ISSN:
1615-6110
Keywords:
Asteraceae
;
Tetramolopium
;
morphology
;
systematics
;
Hawaii
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Multivariate analyses of quantitative characters were undertaken to examine the pattern of variation resulting from adaptive radiation ofTetramolopium in Hawaii and to investigate the systematics of an undescribed species in the Cook Islands and a group of populations of uncertain affinity on Kalaupapa Peninsula in Hawaii. Taxa differentiated on quantitative characters in the absence of qualitative characters. Differentiation was observed in multiple characters which could be organized into a few principal components. The analyses supported the species rank of the Cook Islands plants. The relationship of the Kalaupapa Peninsula populations to the rest of the taxa needs further study.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01086376
