| Plant systematics has seen some dramatic changes over the
past decades, mainly due to the application of molecular markers in phylogenetic
reconstruction at the generic level and above. In contrast, species-level patterns and
processes in plants are still generally less well understood, partly because of limited
resolution of commonly used phylogenetic markers. This symposium seeks to review current
insights from the fields of molecular biosystematics and speciation, focussing on the
following selected topics of particular importance: - Plant species radiations
- Molecular
evolution in time and space
- Multiple genomes: plant hybrids, polyploids and systematics
- Identification and diagnostics
This
symposium brings together a panel of internationally known experts, as well as scientists
from within the Nationaal Herbarium Nederland. There
will be invited papers, but the symposium is also open for contributed
papers by anyone with an interest in
species-level systematics and plant evolution, especially research students and
post-doctoral fellows. |
The
Linnean Society of London