Title: THE RETENTION INDEX AND THE RESCALED CONSISTENCY INDEX
Abstract: CladisticsVolume 5, Issue 4 p. 417-419 Free Access THE RETENTION INDEX AND THE RESCALED CONSISTENCY INDEX James S. Farris, James S. Farris Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, U.S.A. and Department of Entomology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NT 10024, U.S.A. and Department of Biology, City College, City University of New York, U.S.A. The observed variation has frequently been called the range of a character. That usage is appropriate for numerical characters, but not for others, such as sequence sites or those having multifurcating character state trees.Search for more papers by this author James S. Farris, James S. Farris Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, U.S.A. and Department of Entomology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NT 10024, U.S.A. and Department of Biology, City College, City University of New York, U.S.A. The observed variation has frequently been called the range of a character. That usage is appropriate for numerical characters, but not for others, such as sequence sites or those having multifurcating character state trees.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1989 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-0031.1989.tb00573.xCitations: 1,070 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume5, Issue4December 1989Pages 417-419 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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