When molecules and morphology clash: Reconciling conflicting phylogenies of the Metazoa by considering secondary character loss

Evolution and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 372-378

  Jenner, Ronald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; GENE EXPRESSION; METAZOAN; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMAL; CHORDATA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INVERTEBRATE; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW;

ANATOMY, COMPARATIVE; ANIMALS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHORDATA; CLASSIFICATION; INVERTEBRATES; PHYLOGENY;

METAZOA;

EID: 4644266187     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2004.04045.x     Document Type: Review

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