DOI: 10.1017/s0094837300008289. Some quantitative methods for studying evolutionary patterns in single characters

Some quantitative methods for studying evolutionary patterns in single characters

10.1017/s0094837300008289

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Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Paleobiology (56)

Abstract

Some statistical methods are described for the detection and estimation of variability in the rate of evolution, from biometrical data on single characters in fossil lineages. The methods were applied to some published examples of protistan and mammalian lineages, extending between 0.8 and 6.4 Myr in duration. Of six cases examined, only one failed to show evidence for significant variation in the rate of evolution, and only four deviated significantly from a random walk pattern, despite significant net evolutionary change in all cases but one.

Bibliography

Charlesworth, B. (1984). Some quantitative methods for studying evolutionary patterns in single characters. Paleobiology, 10(3), 308â318.

Authors 1

Brian Charlesworth (first)

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Created	9 years ago (July 27, 2016, 1:52 a.m.)
Deposited	6 years, 3 months ago (May 23, 2019, 5:44 p.m.)
Indexed	2 weeks, 5 days ago (Aug. 6, 2025, 8:26 a.m.)
Issued	41 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 1984)
Published	41 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 1984)
Published Online	9 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 8, 2016)
Published Print	41 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 1, 1984)

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BibTeX

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