Phylogenetic comparative methods complement discriminant function analysis in ecomorphology

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 663-674

  Barr, W Andrew ^a   Scott, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovidae; paleoecology; paleoenvironments; PGLS

Indexed keywords

ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HABITAT; PHYLOGENY; SIMULATION;

BOVIDAE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENTS; PGLS;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RUMINANTS;

EID: 84895925587     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22462     Document Type: Article

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