Assessing the Goodness of Fit of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods: A Meta-Analysis and Simulation Study.

BACKGROUND:Phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs) have been applied widely in analyzing data from related species but their fit to data is rarely assessed. QUESTION:Can one determine whether any particular comparative method is typically more appropriate than others by examining comparative data se...

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Main Author: Dwueng-Chwuan Jhwueng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3694968?pdf=render