Phylogenetic estimation of timescales using ancient DNA: The effects of temporal sampling scheme and uncertainty in sample ages

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 253-262

  Molak, Martyna ^a   Lorenzen, Eline D ^b,c   Shapiro, Beth ^d,e   Ho, Simon Y W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Evolutionary rate; Molecular clock; Sample dating error

Indexed keywords

ANCIENT DNA; CARBON 14; DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ACCURACY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BAYESIAN LEARNING; BROWN BEAR; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; EVOLUTIONARY RATE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOLOGICAL TIME; MOLECULAR CLOCK; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROBABILITY; RADIOMETRIC DATING; SAMPLE DATING; UNCERTAINTY; ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; BEAR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; URSIDAE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876022648     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss232     Document Type: Article

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