Generalized frequency coding: A method of preparing polymorphic multistate characters for phylogenetic analysis

Systematic Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 156-169

  Smith, Eric N ^a   Gutberlet Jr , Ronald L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized frequency coding; Phylogenetic systematics; Polymorphic multistate characters; Step matrix coding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC DATABASE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE;

ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; DATABASES, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 0035527355     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150121392     Document Type: Article

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