Using phylogenetic information and the comparative method to evaluate hypotheses in macroecology

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 401-415

  Hernández, Cristián E ^a   Rodríguez Serrano, Enrique ^a   Avaria Llautureo, Jorge ^a   Inostroza Michael, Oscar ^a   Morales Pallero, Bryan ^a   Boric Bargetto, Dusan ^a   Canales Aguirre, Cristian B ^a   Marquet, Pablo A ^b,c,d   Meade, Andrew ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Character evolution; Directional comparative method; Diversification rate; Macroevolution; PGLS; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877882889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12033     Document Type: Article

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