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Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics)

Known as: Parsimony analysis, Cladistic parsimony, Most parsimonious 
In phylogenetics, maximum parsimony is an optimality criterion under which the phylogenetic tree that minimizes the total number of character-state… 
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Bayesian inference in phylogenyBootstrapping (statistics)CladisticsDistance matrix

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Computational phylogenetics

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2008
2008
Relationships Among Species of Scirtothrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae, Thripinae) Using Molecular and Morphological Data
Abstract Results of analyses of molecular sequence (COI, 28S-D2) and morphology (21 character states) data, both alone and… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Sensitivity analysis and assessment of prior model probabilities in MLBMA with application to unsaturated fractured tuff
Previous application of maximum likelihood Bayesian model averaging (MLBMA, Neuman (2002, 2003)) to alternative variogram models… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Testing hypotheses of trophic level interactions: a boreal forest ecosystem
Models of community organization involve variations of the top-down (predator control) or bottom-up (nutrient limitation… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Systematization of the Annelida: different approaches
Different approaches and different data sets are used to address questions about the phylogenetic relationships of the polychaete… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A test of monophyly of the gutless Phallodrilinae (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) and the use of a 573‐bp region of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene in analysis of annelid phylogeny
A 573‐bp region of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) of two species of Inanidrilus Erséus and four… 
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Patterns of Sequence Evolution and Implications for Parsimony Analysis of Chloroplast DNA
One of the advantages frequently cited for the use of DNA sequence data in phylogeny reconstruction is that explicit models of… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Phylogenetic analysis ofIridaceae with parsimony and distance methods using the plastid generps4
A molecular phylogeny of the familyIridaceae based on the plastid generps4 was obtained using both parsimony and distance methods… 
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1996
Highly Cited
1996
COMBINED AND SEPARATE ANALYSES OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR DATA IN THE PLANT FAMILY RUBIACEAE
Abstract— The Rubiaceae are one of the largest of the families of angiosperms, with over 10000 species. The tribal and… 
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Calcium Regulation by Calcium-Binding Proteins in Neurodegenerative Disorders
1. Introduction.- 2. Structures of EF-Hand Ca2+-Binding Proteins and Annexins.- 3. Gene Structures and Chromosomal Assignments of… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
The Explanation of Organic Diversity: the Comparative Method and Adaptations for Mating, Mark Ridley. Oxford University Press/Clarendon Press, Oxford (1983), viii, +272. Price £19.00
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