PARSIMONY, SYNAPOMORPHY, AND EXPLANATORY POWER: A REPLY TO DUNCAN
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عنوان ژورنال: TAXON
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0040-0262,1996-8175
DOI: 10.2307/1221577