Bayesian analysis using a simple likelihood model outperforms parsimony for estimation of phylogeny from discrete morphological data.

Despite the introduction of likelihood-based methods for estimating phylogenetic trees from phenotypic data, parsimony remains the most widely-used optimality criterion for building trees from discrete morphological data. However, it has been known for decades that there are regions of solution spac...

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Main Authors: April M Wright, David M Hillis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4184849?pdf=render