Inferring Complex Phylogenies Using Parsimony: An Empirical Approach Using Three Large DNA Data Sets for Angiosperms

Systematic Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-42

  Soltis, Douglas E ^a   Soltis, Pamela S ^a   Mort, Mark E ^a   Chase, Mark W ^b   Savolainen, Vincent ^b   Hoot, Sara B ^c   Morton, Cynthia M ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Large data sets; Parsimony; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 18S;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ANGIOSPERMS; CLASSIFICATION; DNA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

EID: 0032025585     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106351598261012     Document Type: Article

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