Clarifying the role of character loss in phylogenetic inference

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 561-569

  Fitzhugh, Kirk ^a  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

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EID: 49749103654     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00338.x     Document Type: Article

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