Adaptation and the comparative method

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 296-299

  Martins, Emília P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

ADAPTATION; EVOLUTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034237772     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(00)01880-2     Document Type: Note

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