Taking phylogenetics beyond pattern analysis: Can models of genome dynamics guide predictions about homoplasy in morphological and behavioral data sets?

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 522-535

  Masters, J C ^a,b  

^a NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Behavior; Molecules; Morphology; Organization theory of speciation; Phylogeny reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DATA SET; GENOME; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

EID: 34247626750     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.11.015     Document Type: Article

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