Maximum likelihood estimation of phylogenetic trees is consistent when substitution rates vary according to the invariable sites plus gamma distribution

Systematic Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 713-722

  Rogers, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Consistency; General time reversible model; Maximum likelihood; Phylogeny estimation; Rate heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BASE SEQUENCE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 0035527368     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/106351501753328839     Document Type: Article

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