Bayesian phylogenetic inference using DNA sequences: A Markov Chain Monte Carlo method

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 717-724

  Yang, Ziheng ^a   Rannala, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Birth death process; Markov Chain Monte Carlo; Molecular phylogeny; Nucleotide substitution

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; PROBABILITY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

PRIMATES;

EID: 0030749810     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025811     Document Type: Article

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