Character analysis in morphological phylogenetics: Problems and solutions

Systematic Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 689-699

  Wiens, John J ^a  

^a SECTION OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Character coding; Morphology; Phylogenetics; Quantitative characters; Weighting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMETRY; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; LIZARDS; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE;

EID: 0035527365     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106351501753328811     Document Type: Article

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