Phylogeny, variation, and morphological integration1

American Zoologist

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-60

  Shubin, Neil ^a,b   Wake, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33746170237     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/36.1.51     Document Type: Article

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