Incorporation of phylogeny in biological diversity measurement: Drawbacks of extensively used indices, and advantages of quadratic entropy

BioEssays

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 819-822

  Mérigot, Bastien ^a   Gaertner, Jean Claude ^b  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b Polynésie Française   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENTROPY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NOTE; PHYLOGENY; RESOURCE PARTITIONING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAXONOMY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENTROPY; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 80054688189     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: 15211878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.201100103     Document Type: Note

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