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Phylogenetic ANCOVA: Estimating Changes in Evolutionary Rates as Well as Relationships between Traits.
The American naturalist - 1 Dec 2016
Fuentes-G Jesualdo A, Housworth Elizabeth A, Weber Ashley, Martins Emília P
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We present a new phylogenetic comparative method-phylogenetic analysis of covariance (PANCOVA)-that uses interspecific data and a phylogeny to estimate the effects of major events on both the rate of phenotypic evolution and the association between traits. It could be used, for example, to model the impact of a key innovation, colonization of a new habitat, or environmental change. The approach is optimized with...
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