Assignment of calibration information to deeper phylogenetic nodes is more effective in obtaining precise and accurate divergence time estimates

Evolutionary Bioinformatics

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 79-85

  Mello, Beatriz ^a   Schrago, Carlos G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Bayesian methods; Calibration; Credibility intervals; Fossil; Molecular clock; Precision; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOINFORMATICS; CALIBRATION; DIVERGENCE TIME ESTIMATION; EVOLUTIONARY RATE; FOSSIL; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MOLECULAR CLOCK; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SIMULATION;

EID: 84900453614     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11769343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/EBO.Ss13908     Document Type: Article

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