Article
Complex Ecological Phenotypes on Phylogenetic Trees: A Markov Process Model for Comparative Analysis of Multivariate Count Data.
Systematic biology - 1 Nov 2020
Grundler Michael, Rabosky Daniel L
Abstract excerpt
The evolutionary dynamics of complex ecological traits-including multistate representations of diet, habitat, and behavior-remain poorly understood. Reconstructing the tempo, mode, and historical sequence of transitions involving such traits poses many challenges for comparative biologists, owing to their multidimensional nature. Continuous-time Markov chains are commonly used to model ecological niche evolution...
Topics
- Classification
- Ecosystem
- Models, Biological
- Multivariate Analysis
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
