The composite species concept: A rigorous basis for cladistic practice

Current Themes in Theoretical Biology: A Dutch Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 95-127

  Kornet, D J ^a   McAllister, James W ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

character state; fixation; genealogical network; internodons; speciation; Species concepts

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745014968     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-2904-7_5     Document Type: Chapter

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