Similarity, parsimony and conjectures of homology: The chelonian shoulder girdle revisited

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 379-387

  Lee, M S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Circularity; Homology; Hypothesis testing; Parsimony; Phylogenetic analysis; Turtles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031946890     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050094     Document Type: Article

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