The Delimitation of Phylogenetic Characters

Biological Theory

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-234

  Harris, Eric S J ^a   Mishler, Brent D ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological Theory; Character Code; Natural Kind; Phylogenetic Inference; Terminal Unit

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955044192     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2009.4.3.230     Document Type: Article

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