Adaptation and functional integration in primate phylogenetics

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 490-503

  Lockwood, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Character weighting; Functional complex; Homology; Homoplasy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HOMOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE;

PRIMATES;

EID: 34247618666     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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