Slicing hyperdimensional oranges: The geometry of phylogenetic estimation

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 58-75

  Kim, Junhyong ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Consistency; Geometry; Mixture models; Phylogenetic invariants

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033790132     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpev.2000.0816     Document Type: Article

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