Optimal outgroup analysis

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 493-511

  Lyons Weiler, James ^a,c   Hoelzer, Guy A ^a   Tausch, Robin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c 208 Mueller Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Outgroup; Phylogenetic signal; Phylogenetics; Plesiomorphy content; RASA; Rooting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031682709     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1998.0229     Document Type: Article

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