Inferring the dynamics of diversification: A coalescent approach

PLoS Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Morlon, Hélène ^a   Potts, Matthew D ^b   Plotkin, Joshua B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAMMAL; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; PHYLOGENY;

AMPHIBIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 77957907040     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000493     Document Type: Article

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