Brower AVZ. Background knowledge: the assumptions of pattern cladistics.
Cladistics 2019;
35:717-731. [PMID:
34618924 DOI:
10.1111/cla.12379]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
This paper reviews the ontogeny of pattern cladistics from the 1970s and 1980s, rebuts criticisms by contemporary anti-cladists, and endeavours to clarify persistent misunderstandings about the philosophical foundations of the approach.
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