Phylogenetic autocorrelation and evolutionary interpretation of the higher-taxon approach for biodiversity analyses
Although in most recent broad-scale analyses, diversity is measured by counting the number of species in a given area or spatial unity (species richness), a `top-down' approach has been used sometimes, counting higher-taxon (genera, family) instead of species with some advantages. However, this...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
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