A likelihood-based method for testing for nonstochastic variation of diversification rates in phylogenies

Evolution

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-23

  McConway, Kevin J ^a   Sims, Hallie J ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Evolutionary rates; Extinction; Likelihood; Taxon pairs

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; PHYLOGENETICS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 1642276441     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01569.x     Document Type: Article

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