Congruence test of molecular clock calibration hypotheses based on Bayes factor comparisons

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 226-242

  Andújar, Carmelo ^a   Soria Carrasco, Víctor ^b   Serrano, José ^a   Gómez Zurita, Jesús ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY CSIC UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayes factor cluster analysis; Bayes factors; Calibration hypotheses; Molecular clock; Substitution rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897585513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12151     Document Type: Article

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