Effects of sample size and intraspecific variation in phylogenetic comparative studies: A meta-analytic review

Biological Reviews

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 797-805

  Garamszegi, László Z ^a   Møller, Anders P ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^c Center for Advanced Study   (Norway)

Author keywords

Evolution; Generalized least squares; Independent contrasts; Precision; Reduced major axis; Weighted regression

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

CLASSIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77956637684     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010.00126.x     Document Type: Review

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