Body size does not predict species richness among the metazoan phyla

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 235-247

  Orme, C D L ^a   Quicke, D L J ^a   Cook, J M ^a   Purvis, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Independent contrasts; Macroevolution; Metazoa

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; METAZOAN; SPECIES RICHNESS;

METAZOA;

EID: 0036215235     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2002.00379.x     Document Type: Article

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