The effect of topology on estimates of among-site rate variation

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 308-312

  Sullivan, Jack ^a,b   Holsinger, Kent E ^a   Simon, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Among site rate variation; Gamma shape parameter; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RNA SEQUENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ONYCHOMYS; PEROMYSCUS;

EID: 0029880314     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02198857     Document Type: Article

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