Analysis of comparative data using generalized estimating equations

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 175-185

  Paradis, Emmanuel ^a   Claude, Julien ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

AVES;

EID: 0036402267     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.2002.3066     Document Type: Article

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