A method for the analysis of comparative data

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• Publication year

  1992

• Venue

  Journal of Theoretical Biology

• Publication date

  1992-06-21

• Fields of study

  Biology, Mathematics

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/S0022-5193(05)80637-X
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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