Maximum tree: a consistent estimator of the species tree

DOI10.1007/s00285-009-0260-0zbMath1311.92138WikidataQ51848622 ScholiaQ51848622MaRDI QIDQ2340032

Liang Liu, Lili Yu, Dennis K. Pearl

Publication date: 15 April 2015

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00285-009-0260-0

zbMATH Keywords

coalescence; maximum likelihood estimate; species tree; consistent; maximum tree

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

62F12: Asymptotic properties of parametric estimators

62F10: Point estimation

92D15: Problems related to evolution

92D10: Genetics and epigenetics

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Uses Software

• Genetree

Cites Work

• The coalescent
• Divergence time and population size in the lineage leading to modern humans