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A comparative method for both discrete and continuous characters using the threshold model.

The American naturalist - 1 Feb 2012

Felsenstein Joseph

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The threshold model developed by Sewall Wright in 1934 can be used to model the evolution of two-state discrete characters along a phylogeny. The model assumes that there is a quantitative character, called liability, that is unobserved and that determines the discrete character according to whether the liability exceeds a threshold value. A Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm is used to infer the evolutionary...

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PMID: 22218305
DOI: 10.1086/663681

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