A review of long-branch attraction

Cladistics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-193

  Bergsten, Johannes ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

CAVIA PORCELLUS; CYNIPIDAE; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA; TENREC; VESPIDAE;

EID: 20444491634     PISSN: 07483007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2005.00059.x     Document Type: Review

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