The philosophical basis of character coding for the inference of phylogenetic hypotheses

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-286

  Fitzhugh, Kirk ^a  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

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EID: 33745963592     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00229.x     Document Type: Review

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