Outgroup misplacement and phylogenetic inaccuracy under a molecular clock - A simulation study

Systematic Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 229-238

  Holland, B R ^a   Penny, D ^a   Hendy, M D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Equal rates; Inconsistency; Maximum likelihood; Maximum parsimony; Misleading zones; Neighbor joining; Outgroup rooting; UPGMA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038632308     PISSN: 10635157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10635150390192771     Document Type: Article

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