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On the flux ratio method and the number of valid species names

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2016

Andrew R. Solow  and
Michael J. Benton
Andrew R. Solow
Affiliation:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543. E-mail: asolow@whoi.edu
Michael J. Benton
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol BS8 1RJ, United Kingdom. E-mail: Mike.Benton@bristol.ac.uk
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The flux ratio method is a simple method for estimating the rate of synonymy within a group based on variations over time in the status of species names. Here, we correct an error in this method.

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Tools for Paleobiology
Information
Paleobiology , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , Summer 2010 , pp. 516 - 518
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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