Hierarchy and the reconstruction of evolutionary trends: Evidence for constraints on the evolution of body size in terrestrial caniform carnivorans (Mammalia)

Paleobiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 553-562

  Finarelli, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BOOTSTRAPPING; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

CANIDAE; CANIFORMIA; CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIDAE; MUSTELIDAE; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 57049153423     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/07078.1     Document Type: Article

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