Determining the null model for detecting adaptive convergence from genomic data: A case study using echolocating mammals

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1232-1236

  Thomas, Gregg W C ^a   Hahn, Matthew W ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptation; convergence; echolocation; parallel evolution

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DOLPHIN; ECHOLOCATION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENOMICS; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SIMULATION; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; TOOTHED WHALE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MAMMALIA;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; DOLPHINS; ECHOLOCATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; GENOMICS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84929645907     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msv013     Document Type: Article

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