Metazoan complexity and evolution: Is there a trend?

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 477-492

  McShea, Daniel W ^a  

^a SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complexity; Hierarchy; Macroevolution; Metazoa; Trends

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; MACROEVOLUTION; METAZOA;

EID: 0029750373     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03861.x     Document Type: Review

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