Phylogenetic tree-building

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 589-617

  Morrison, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cladistics; Cladograms; Evolution; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

CLADISTICS; CLADOGRAM; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0030153359     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)00044-6     Document Type: Review

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