Estimating absolute rates of molecular evolution and divergence times: A penalized likelihood approach

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 101-109

  Sanderson, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary rates; Molecular clock; Penalized likelihood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENOME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0036135468     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a003974     Document Type: Article

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