Phylogenetic corrections for morphological disparity analysis: New methodology and case studies

Paleobiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-22

  Brusatte, Stephen L ^a,b   Montanari, Shaena ^a   Yi, Hong Yu ^a,b   Norell, Mark A ^a,b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINOSAUR; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY; TRIASSIC;

DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 78650869563     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09057.1     Document Type: Article

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