Cladistic information in phylogenetic definitions and designated phylogenetic contexts for the use of taxon names

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 495-503

  Bryant, Harold N ^a,b  

^a ROYAL ALBERTA MUSEUM   (Canada)

^b ROYAL SASKATCHEWAN MUSEUM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clade; Component; Crown clade; n taxon statement; Phylogenetic taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031424135     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1997.0170     Document Type: Article

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