Differential rates of morphological divergence in birds

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 933-940

  Bokma, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body size; Macro evolution; Punctuated equilibrium; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BODY SIZE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 4444270479     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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