Incomplete taxa, incomplete characters, and phylogenetic accuracy: Is there a missing data problem?

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 297-310

  Wiens, John J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATA PROCESSING; DATA QUALITY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0041592696     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2003)023[0297:ITICAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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