The Phylocode: Beating a dead horse?

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 651-655

  Benton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; PHYLOGENY; RANKING; TAXONOMY;

DEINONYCHOSAURIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 37249074916     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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