Inferring speciation rates from phylogenies

Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 661-668

  Nee, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiations; Macroevolution; Phylogenies; Speciation rates

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034997128     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2001.tb00801.x     Document Type: Article

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