Paleobotany in cladistics and cladistics in paleobotany: Enlightenment and uncertainty

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 361-373

  Nixon, Kevin C ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREMER SUPPORT; CLADISTICS; PALAEOBOTANY; POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0029756250     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-6667(95)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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