The information content of a character under a Markov model of evolution

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-243

  Shpak, Max ^a   Churchill, Gary A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entropy; Evolutionary rate; Information; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0033678131     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0846     Document Type: Article

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