On the optimality of the neighbor-joining algorithm

Algorithms for Molecular Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Eickmeyer, Kord ^a   Huggins, Peter ^b   Pachter, Lior ^b   Yoshida, Ruriko ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 45849084227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17487188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-7188-3-5     Document Type: Article

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