The unbearable uncertainty of Bayesian divergence time estimation

Journal of Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-43

  Dos Reis, Mario ^a   Yang, Ziheng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite sites theory; Fossil calibration; Infinite sites plot; Molecular clock

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873505893     PISSN: 16744918     EISSN: 17596831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-6831.2012.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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