The likelihood node density effect and consequences for evolutionary studies of molecular rates

Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2293-2307

  Hugall, Andrew F ^a   Lee, Michael S Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Maximum likelihood; Model misspecification; Molecular clock; Node density effect; Rate heterogeneity; Tree asymmetry

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEITY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; RODENT;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY;

BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 34848918825     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00188.x     Document Type: Article

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