Ratio of explanatory power (REP): A new measure of group support

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 483-487

  Grant, Taran ^a   Kluge, Arnold G ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CICHLID; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 34249688548     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.027     Document Type: Article

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