A survey of nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer substitution rates across angiosperms: an approximate molecular clock with life history effects

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A full understanding of the patterns and processes of biological diversification requires the dating of evolutionary events, yet the fossil record is inadequate for most lineages under study. Alternatively, a molecular clock approach...

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Main Authors: Whittall Justen B, Kay Kathleen M, Hodges Scott A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-04-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/6/36