Inferring the historical patterns of biological evolution

Mark Pagel
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Mark Pagel: School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading

Nature, 1999, vol. 401, issue 6756, 877-884

Abstract: Abstract Phylogenetic trees describe the pattern of descent amongst a group of species. With the rapid accumulation of DNA sequence data, more and more phylogenies are being constructed based upon sequence comparisons. The combination of these phylogenies with powerful new statistical approaches for the analysis of biological evolution is challenging widely held beliefs about the history and evolution of life on Earth.

Date: 1999
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