Using the birdtree.org website to obtain robust phylogenies for avian comparative studies: A primer

Current Zoology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 959-965

  Rubolini, Diego ^a   Liker, András ^b   Garamszegi, László Z ^c   Møller, Anders P ^d   Saino, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Birds; BirdTree; Comparative method; PGLM; PGLS; Phylogenetic uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946590097     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/61.6.959     Document Type: Article

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