Calibration age and quartet divergence date estimation

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1375-1382

  Brochu, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Crocodylia; Fossil; Molecular clock; Quartet dating

Indexed keywords

CROCODILIAN; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL RECORD;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATORINAE; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES);

EID: 3042629226     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01715.x     Document Type: Article

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