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Within-species variation and measurement error in phylogenetic comparative methods.
Systematic biology - 1 Apr 2007
Ives Anthony R, Midford Peter E, Garland Theodore
Abstract excerpt
Most phylogenetically based statistical methods for the analysis of quantitative or continuously varying phenotypic traits assume that variation within species is absent or at least negligible, which is unrealistic for many traits. Within-species variation has several components. Differences among populations of the same species may represent either phylogenetic divergence or direct effects of environmental...
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