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Long branch attraction

Known as: Long Branch, Long-branch attraction, Long branch (phylogenetics) 
In phylogenetics, long branch attraction (LBA) is a form of systematic error whereby distantly related lineages are incorrectly inferred to be… 
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Bayesian inference in phylogenyComputational phylogeneticsCrown eukaryotesHierarchical clustering

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2016
Highly Cited
2016
The Phylogeny and Evolution of Ants
Originating most likely in the early Cretaceous, ants have diversified to become the world’s most successful eusocial insects… 
2014
2014
Welwitschioid diversity in the Early Cretaceous: evidence from fossil seeds with pollen from Portugal and eastern North America
Abstract Bicatia gen. et sp. nov. from the Early Cretaceous of the Northern Hemisphere is described based on three species of… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
The Phylogeny and Evolution of Ants
Originating most likely in the early Cretaceous, ants have diversified to become the world’s most successful eusocial insects… 
2012
2012
NEES / E-Defense Tests : Seismic Performance of Ceiling / Sprinkler Piping Nonstructural Systems in Base Isolated and Fixed Base Building
Recent earthquakes have conclusively demonstrated that nonstructural damage results in significant loss of property and function… 
2012
2012
Genetic and morphological data support placement of Myrmotherula gularis (Spix) in the monotypic genus Rhopias Cabanis and Heine (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)
Recent DNA-based phylogenetic analyses of the family Thamnophilidae have shown that the genus Myrmotherula is polyphyletic… 
2010
2010
Connectivity between marine reserves and exploited areas in the philopatric reef fish Chrysoblephus laticeps (Teleostei: Sparidae)
Abstract‘No-take’ marine protected areas (MPAs) are successful in protecting populations of many exploited fish species, but it… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Infestation of trees by lianas in a tropical forest in Amazonian Peru
Abstract Question: In Amazonian moist forest, four questions arose: 1. Do tree species differ in their susceptibility to lianas… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Starch fine structure and physicochemical properties of specialty rice for canning
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
A MULTI‐GENE MOLECULAR INVESTIGATION OF THE KELP (LAMINARIALES, PHAEOPHYCEAE) SUPPORTS SUBSTANTIAL TAXONOMIC RE‐ORGANIZATION 1
Every year numerous ecological, biochemical, and physiological studies are performed using members of the order Laminariales… 
2001
2001
Phylogenetic analyses of combined morphological and molecular data sets on the Aphanocalyx-Bikinia_tetraberlinia group (Leguminosae, Caesalpinoideae, Detarieae s.l.)
Three molecular and one morphological data sets of a group of African tree genera (Leguminosae, Detarieae s.l.) are combined in… 
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