Measuring inconsistency in phylogenetic trees

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-36

  Willson, Stephen J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

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EID: 0032491801     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0527     Document Type: Article

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