Limits of principal components analysis for producing a common trait space: implications for inferring selection, contingency, and chance in evolution.

Comparing patterns of divergence among separate lineages or groups has posed an especially difficult challenge for biologists. Recently a new, conceptually simple methodology called the "ordered-axis plot" approach was introduced for the purpose of comparing patterns of diversity in a comm...

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Main Authors: Kevin J Parsons, W James Cooper, R Craig Albertson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2776347?pdf=render