On the maximum likelihood method in molecular phylogenetics

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 443-445

  Hasegawa, Masami ^a   Kishino, Hirohisa ^a   Saitou, Naruya ^b  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA sequence data; Efficiency; Maximum likelihood method; Methods for inferring trees

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCE; LETTER; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; PHYLOGENY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025873443     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: 14321432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02101285     Document Type: Article

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9. Relative efficiencies of the maximum parsimony and distance-matrix methods in obtaining the correct phylogenetic tree