Exploring evolutionary patterns and processes : a case study using the Mesozoic bivalve Buchia
The fossil record is the only direct source of data for studying modes (patterns) and rates of morphological change over geologic time periods. Determining modes is critical for understanding macroevolutionary processes, but just how modes can vary within a taxon, and why, have hitherto been largely...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4654 |