The emerging statistical perspective in systematics: A comment on Mares and Braun

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 260-270

  Steppan, S J ^a   Sullivan, J ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Calomys; Consistency index; Hypothesis testing; Nomenclature; Phyllotines; Statistics; Systematics

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0034496175     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<0260:TESPIS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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