Split support and split conflict randomization tests in phylogenetic inference

Systematic Biology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 673-695

  Wilkinson, Mark ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compatibility; Conflict; Hierarchy; Phylogeny; Randomization; Spectral analysis; Splits; Statistics; Support

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; CAECILIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; RANDOMIZATION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; PHYLOGENY; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 0032226107     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106351598260662     Document Type: Article

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