Biases in phylogenetic estimation can be caused by random sequence segments

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-359

  Susko, Edward ^a   Spencer, Mathew ^a,b   Roger, Andrew J ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biased estimation; Long branch attraction; Phylogeny; Random sequences

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; PHYLOGENY; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZATION; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; TAXON;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 25144451267     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-0352-9     Document Type: Article

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