Model selection in phylogenetics

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 36, Issue , 2005, Pages 445-466

  Sullivan, Jack ^a   Joyce, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

AIC; BIC; Decision theory; Likelihood ratio; Statistical phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

MODELING; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 30344457592     PISSN: 00664162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.36.102003.152633     Document Type: Review

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