Return to search

Meta-analysis of methodological artifacts of the phylogenetic imbalance. / Meta-analysis of methodological artifacts of the phylogenetic imbalance.

The influence of possible methodological artifacts (e.g. type of data or tree construction methods) on the tree topology was evaluated. A total of 413 phylogenetic trees was downloaded from the tree repository TreeBASE. Three indices of topology imbalance were employed, namely, Fusco & Cronk index, weighted average, and Colless index. The study reveals that methodological artifacts have probably a weak influence on the tree shape. Therefore, patterns in tree balance could reflect macroevolutionary processess, not a methodological bias.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:54335
Date January 2011
CreatorsSMRČKOVÁ, Jana
Source SetsCzech ETDs
LanguageCzech
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

Page generated in 0.0017 seconds