Article
Use of Continuous Traits Can Improve Morphological Phylogenetics.
Systematic biology - 1 Mar 2018
Parins-Fukuchi Caroline
Abstract excerpt
The recent surge in enthusiasm for simultaneously inferring relationships from extinct and extant species has reinvigorated interest in statistical approaches for modeling morphological evolution. Current statistical methods use the Mk model to describe substitutions between discrete character states. Although representing a significant step forward, the Mk model presents challenges in biological interpretation,...
Topics
- Classification
- Computer Simulation
- Models, Biological
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny