Signal, noise, and reliability in molecular phylogenetic analyses

Journal of Heredity

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 189-195

  Hillis, D M ^a   Huelsenbeck, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY;

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

EID: 0027055554     PISSN: 00221503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111190     Document Type: Article

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