Combining phylogenomic and supermatrix approaches, and a time-calibrated phylogeny for squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) based on 52 genes and 4162 species

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 537-547

  Zheng, Yuchi ^a,b   Wiens, John J ^b  

^a CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (China)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Missing data; Phylogenomic; Phylogeny; Squamata; Supermatrix

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; LIZARD; PHYLOGENY; SNAKE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LIZARDS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SNAKES;

EID: 84949033709     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.10.009     Document Type: Article

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