Fossil calibrations and molecular divergence time estimates in centrarchid fishes (Teleostei: Centrarchidae).

Abstract excerpt

Molecular clock methods allow biologists to estimate divergence times, which in turn play an important role in comparative studies of many evolutionary processes. It is well known that molecular age estimates can be biased by heterogeneity in rates of molecular evolution, but less attention has been paid to the issue of potentially erroneous fossil calibrations. In this study we estimate the timing of...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Bayes Theorem
• Share to Climate
• Share to DNA Primers