Analysis of the distribution of bootstrap tree lengths using the maximum parsimony method

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 339-350

  Bhattacharya, Debashish ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0030340182     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.1996.0084     Document Type: Article

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