Phylogenetic approaches in comparative physiology

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 3015-3035

  Garland Jr , Theodore ^a   Bennett, Albert F ^b   Rezende, Enrico L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Comparative method; Evolutionary physiology; Model of evolution; Phylogeny; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY, COMPARATIVE; STATISTICS;

EID: 24644494898     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01745     Document Type: Review

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