Patterns in phylogenetic tree balance with variable and evolving speciation rates

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2141-2148

  Heard, Stephen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Macroevolution; phylogenetic trees; punctuated equilibria; speciation rates; tree balance; tree topology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030484686     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03604.x     Document Type: Article

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