Misconceptions about parsimony analysis of endemicity

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2099-2106

  Nihei, Silvio Shigueo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Area relationships; Areas of endemism; Biogeography; Comparative biology; Dynamic PAE; Historical biogeography; Static PAE

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; ENDEMISM; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 33750964825     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01619.x     Document Type: Review

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