Critique of parsimony analysis of endemicity as a method of historical biogeography

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 819-825

  Brooks, Daniel R ^a   Van Veller, Marco G P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

A priori assumptions; Brooks parsimony analysis; Extinction; Heterandria; Historical biogeography; Parsimony analysis of endemicity; Reticulated area relationships; Vicariance; Xiphophorus

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLADISTICS; ENDEMISM; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; VICARIANCE;

HETERANDRIA; XIPHOPHORUS;

EID: 0037706719     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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