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Analysis of characters and classification based on information theory in the species of the Greater Antilles of the fern familiy Gleicheniaceae
Author(s) -
Duek J. J.,
Acevedo M.,
Edelman J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.19780890105
Subject(s) - fern , set (abstract data type) , basis (linear algebra) , order (exchange) , biology , artificial intelligence , mathematics , computer science , botany , finance , economics , geometry , programming language
We define a set of characters for the study of the fern family Gleicheniaceae. These characters have no ordered states. We establish a classification, through a divisive strategy, on the basis of these characters applied to the species occurring in the Greater Antilles. We used a technique based on information theory. A computational program was implemented to obtain this classification. With the same technique a procedure is used in order to compare a set of classifications reached under a different set of characters. The results obtained under three classifications on the family of this study are shown.