Theoretical size distribution of fossil taxa: Analysis of a null model

Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling

Volumn 4, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Reed, William J ^a   Hughes, Barry D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOSSIL; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; NULL HYPOTHESIS; PROBABILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES EXTINCTION; TAXON; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; CLASSIFICATION; FOSSILS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34047177925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4682-4-12     Document Type: Article

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