Relational diversity

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 150-158

  Gregorius, Hans Rolf ^a,b  

^a Institut fur Populations und okologische Genetik   (Germany)

^b Abteilung Forstgenetik und Forstpflanzenzuchtung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concept; Effective number; Explicit measure; Hierarchical relation; Implicit measure; Qualitative traits; Quantitative traits

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOOD WEB; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 59649114660     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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