The philosophy of total evidence and its relevance for phylogenetic inference

Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 77-89

  Rieppel, Olivier ^a  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Popper; Systematics; Test of congruence; Total evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248343750     PISSN: 00311049     EISSN: 18070205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492005000800001     Document Type: Article

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