Efficient biased estimation of evolutionary distances when substitution rates vary across sites

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 534-543

  Guindon, Stéphane ^a   Gascuel, Olivier ^a  

^a LIRMM   (France)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Distance methods; Maoricicada; Maximum likelihood; Phylogenetic reconstruction; Varying rates of substitution

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; EVOLUTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENY;

MAORICICADA;

EID: 0036221747     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004109     Document Type: Article

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