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Mareike Fischer, Lina Herbst, Sophie Johanna Kersting, Annemarie Luise Kühn and Kristina Wicke
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Mareike Fischer: University of Greifswald, Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science
Lina Herbst: Department of English and American Studies Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Sophie Johanna Kersting: University of Greifswald, Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science
Annemarie Luise Kühn: University of Greifswald, Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science
Kristina Wicke: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Chapter Chapter 1 in Tree Balance Indices, 2023, pp 3-9 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Tree shape statistics, in particular measures of tree (im)balance, play an important role in the analysis of phylogenetic trees. They are used in various ways, among other applications, to test evolutionary models (e.g., [6, 14, 84, 107]), to assess the impact of fertility inheritance and selection (e.g., [17, 97, 156]), or to study tumor evolution (e.g., [35, 135]). However, the concept of tree balance is not limited to phylogenetics, but plays an important role in other areas of research as well, such as computer science (e.g., [7, 108, 128]) and linguistics (e.g., [58, 60, 76]).

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-39800-1_1

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