Problematic issues of cladistics: 20. Darwin's "Principle of Divergence" and the levels of selection

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-66

  Reif, Wolf Ernst ^a,b  

^a Institut für Geowissenschaften ^*

^b Institut fur Geowissenschaften   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DIVERGENCE; MACROECOLOGY; NATURAL SELECTION; NEW TAXON; TAXONOMY;

EID: 33750725403     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/241/2006/25     Document Type: Review

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