The measurement of test severity, significance tests for resolution, and a unified philosophy of phylogenetic inference

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 463-473

  De Queiroz, Kevin ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 4544291929     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-3256.2004.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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