When clocks (and communities) collide: Estimating divergence time from molecules and the fossil record

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Brochu, Christopher A ^a   Sumrall, Colin D ^b   Theodor, Jessica M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIVERGENCE; FOSSIL RECORD; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

EID: 0347723837     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0001:WCACCE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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