Weighted parsimony phylogeny of the family Characidae (Teleostei: Characiformes)

Cladistics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 574-613

  Marcos Mirande, J ^a  

^a FUNDACIÓN MIGUEL LILLO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MORPHOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; SUBSPECIES; TELEOST;

ACESTRORHYNCHIDAE; APHYOCHARACINAE; CHARACIDAE; CHARACIFORMES; CHARACINAE; CYNODONTIDAE; GASTEROPELECIDAE; GLANDULOCAUDINAE; SERRASALMIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 70350461905     PISSN: 07483007     EISSN: 10960031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2009.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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