Stochastic properties of generalised Yule models, with biodiversity applications

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 713-735

  Gernhard, Tanja ^a   Hartmann, Klaas ^b,c   Steel, Mike ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bellman Harris; Biodiversity; Extinction; Null model; Phylogenetic diversity; Tree; Yule

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES EXTINCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; GENETIC SPECIATION; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHYLOGENY; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 49649120118     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-008-0186-y     Document Type: Article

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