Identification of apomorphies and the role of groundpatterns in molecular systematics

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-39

  Wagele J F W ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apomorphy; Character analysis; Maximum parsimony; Molecular systematics; Neighbour joining; Phylogenetic signal; Phylogenetic systematics; Split decomposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001856025     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1996.tb00807.x     Document Type: Article

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