Evolutionary disequilibrium and activity period in primates: A bayesian phylogenetic approach

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 409-416

  Griffin, Randi H ^a   Matthews, Luke J ^a   Nunn, Charles L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

activity pattern; evolutionary disequilibrium; lemurs; phylogenetic reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CATHEMERAL ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIURESIS; EULEMUR; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EVOLUTIONARY DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE LINKAGE DISEQUILIBRIUM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HYPOTHESIS; LEMURIDAE; LIFESTYLE; NOCTURNAL ANIMAL; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIMATE;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; LEMUR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84857235412     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22008     Document Type: Article

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