Stem taxa, homoplasy, long lineages, and the phylogenetic position of Dolichocebus

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 218-222

  Kay, Richard F ^a   Fleagle, John G ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropoidea; Molecular clocks; Phylogenetics; Platyrrhini

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

PLATYRRHINI; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 77955850852     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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